For 15 years, Rick has served Spring Valley Baptist Church as Minister of Music and Worship.With over 500 involved in the church’s 15 music and creative arts groups, Rick’s passion is to activate the musical and creative arts giftedness within every individual. If you visit our church, one of the first phone calls you’ll get is from Rick, finding out if you have an interest or talent in music!
Rick is a graduate of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (D. Min.), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.A.), Louisiana Baptist University (M.A.), and the University of South Carolina (B.A.). Rick’s ministry began in 1976 directing youth choir and leading in Sunday night worship.Since that time, Rick has directed music in church ministry in South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas.
When not at church, Rick is spending time with his family.His wife Christi, who is a professional educator in the Richland II School District, sings in the Praise Choir and directs the Praise Singers, our children’s choir. Their son Alex is music major at the University of South Carolina and plays guitar and drums. Their daughter Emily plays guitar in the Praise Orchestra and leads the student ministry Outbreak Band.Completing the family is their devoted cocker spaniel, Jingle Bells.Sounds like a musical family all around!
