text: Pastor Rich began his ministry at Real Life in January of 2021. Originally from Central Illinois, Rich has served churches in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. He and his wife, Shelley, are passionate about investing themselves in The Region. Shelley is a High School teacher and they have three sons who make them proud every day! Rich seeks to truly help people live out a life of Christ through their lives and he gets most excited when people find new life in Jesus Christ and begin to serve and love the community they find themselves in.