Richard joined Lavendon Baptist in 2018 having previously been ‘minister in training’ at Vale Community Church in Bedfordshire. He was ordained as a Baptist minister, and formally inducted into the church, in July 2019.
Richard is married to Clare and they have a teenage son. Outside church, Richard enjoys photography, travel and is intending to finally get back into playing golf.
Richard’s background was in financial services, running IT and business projects for a management consultancy firm. Richard left this in the mid noughties to be a stay at home dad, while also leading the youthwork in a church in Welwyn Garden City.