Rich Gregory

Rich Gregory grew up in a pastor's home in Michigan and was saved at a young age.  His early life context was the local church, which is where he first began to develop a love for the people of God as well as seeing the Word of God do its work in hearts.  It was from these formative ministry experiences that Rich began to see the Lord develop in his heart a desire for full time pastoral ministry which led him to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Bible at Bob Jones University followed by a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching at The Master's Seminary.

Having served as a pastor since 2010 and as John MacArthur's Pastoral Assistant for eight of those years, it was Rich's joy to serve the people of God and to see them grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ.  Since 2014, Rich also served in management at The Master's Seminary as the Senior Vice President for Administration.  It was because of his desire to devote himself to the "ministry of the Word" (Acts 6:4) that Rich departed from GCC and TMS in 2020 to become the Pastor-Teacher of New Community Church in Wildwood, MO.

Rich's desire is to faithfully explain the Word of God to the people of God so that they might know the mind of God.  As Ephesians 4:12 states, he believes it is through the ministry of God's Word that the body of Christ is built up and the people of the church are equipped for the work of the ministry.  Ultimately, it is his passion to serve the church in this way and to see "every person made complete in Christ" (Col. 1:28).

Rich and his wife, Michelle, have been married since 2006 and currently reside in the Wildwood area with three young children.