Rich Griffith

As Chief Development Officer, Rich’s role involves building strong relationships with our donors and developing church partnerships. For the past 20 years, Rich has served as an associate pastor at three different US churches. He is passionate about Jesus Christ and desires to contagiously engage others in the biblical mandate to “be His Witnesses.” Rich loves how God is not only transforming hearts around the world, but also calling North Americans to step out of their comfort zones and into God’s larger plan.

Prior to Rich’s pastorate, Rich played seven years in the NFL as a tight end and long snapper for the New England Patriots and the Jacksonville Jaguars.  During his athletic career, he was voted Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Athlete of the Year in 1995, and was nominated for the NFL’s True Value Man of the Year in 1996 and for the Byron White Humanitarian Award in 1997.

Rich has been married to his wife Keri for over 30 years, and they have four adult children. Rich resides in Phoenix, Arizona.