Pastor Rich is a native of Albion, New York and is dedicated to serving the community from which he came. He served as an Elder and was on the Pastoral Staff at Victory Christian Center Church in Lockport, New York from 1992-2006.  

He is a graduate of the Buffalo School of the Bible, located at Full Gospel Tabernacle in Orchard Park, New York,  which was started by Pastor Tommy Reid and later merged with Elim Bible Institute in Lima, New York.    While attending Bible College, Pastor wrote in his journal on February 10, 1990 that the Lord had spoken to him about starting a Church in Albion.

In 1995, Pastor Rich, was licensed and ordained through Faith Christian Fellowship International in Tulsa Oklahoma.   

Pastor Rich and his wife Joan have four children and twelve grandchildren and they now reside in Albion, New York.  At the direction of the Lord, he and his wife started The Light of Victory Church in Albion, New York on February 18, 2007.

Pastor Rich and Joan invite you come and visit us in the "Family Room".  They would be happy to meet with you and share the vision that the Lord has placed on their hearts.