Pastor Rick serves as the Senior Pastor of Mount Hope Christian Center. He oversees all ministries and disciples the congregation through the preaching and teaching of God’s Word. Pastor Rick is a “homegrown” pastor. He first attended Mount Hope at the age of eight. Through the years he has served the church in a variety of roles from mowing the lawns to being a part of the pastoral staff. Pastor Rick completed his undergraduate work at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri and then went on to receive Masters of Divinity and Masters in Theology degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA and is currently focussing on his Doctoral Studies at Biola University. He resides in Billerica with his wife, Wendy, and their two children Isaac and Isabella.