Rich is a native of Johnson City. He began his ministry at Mountain View in 2004, where he served 8 years as the Youth Pastor. He has been the senior pastor since August, 2012.  He holds a Masters in Christian Studies from Union University.  He also has a B.S. degree in Construction Engineering Technology from East Tennessee State University and a M.S. in education from Arkansas State University.  In addition to pastoring Mountain View, Rich is a construction teacher at Science Hill High School.  He has been married to his beautiful wife Penny  for 36 years and they have 3 children. His son Josh and wife Meme live in Bristol, TN and have one son, Ollie and one daughter, Maggie.  His daughter Natalie and her husband Brett live in Jacksonville, FL. His youngest son, Noah, still lives at home and attends Greeneville High School.