Hickory Ridge Community Church Leadership
Hickory Ridge Community Church is blessed to have a leadership team who are truly dedicated to Christ and accomplishing His will. Following are brief bio's of our leadership team and their qualifications for ministry.
Rich La Belle
Senior Pastor
Pastors Rich and Linda (also call Lou) has been at HRCC since January of 2006. Prior to that, they served as Children's Pastors and Executive Pastors at Mount Hope Church, Lansing, MI; Appleton First Assembly, Appleton, Wisconsin; Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL; and Grand Rapids First, Grand Rapids, MI.
The attributes that best describe Pastor Rich are his strong preaching, a unique way of bringing in humor to make a point and counseling. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like Hickory Ridge Community Church where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Pastor Rich and Linda takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending the first hours of his day focused on Bible study.
Both Pastors Rich and Linda are ordained ministers with the Assemblies of god.
Pastor Rich and Linda has been happily married for 38 years, have 2 adult (and their spouses) children, Nicole &Glenn Briggs and Jared & Lana La Belle. They have 4 beautiful grandchildren, Preston, Pierce, Bailey and Reagan.
Joshua Tobias
Children's/Youth Pastor
[ Pastor's Name ] was appointed to serve as Hickory Ridge Community Church's Senior Pastor [ Date ]. Prior to that, he served as [ Title ] of [ Church Name ] in [ City, State ].
The attributes that best describe [ Pastor's Name ] as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development and counseling. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like Hickory Ridge Community Church where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. [ Pastor's Name ] takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending the first hours of his day focused on Bible study.
He graduated from [ College Name ] in [ Year ] with a degree in [ Insert Degree ].
[ Pastor's Name ] has been happily married for [ Insert Years ] to his wife, [ Wife's Name ]. They have [ Number of Children ]: [ Insert Children's Names ].
