I'm Rick.

I'm the founding Pastor of the Church of the Free, where I have served as the lead Pastor for over 15 years.  I earned a Master’s of Divinity from Multnomah Biblical Seminary, where I was awarded the Faculty Award for Spiritual Life.

My passion is to help you experience God’s love and presence in your life, teach you how to apply the scriptures and walk you through a process of true transformation.

I started ComeClose Ministries™ to help people draw close to God and learn how to experience His presence daily.

If you're struggling with worry or anxiety, I totally get what you're going through. I used to be consumed by fear and worry myself. Countless hours spent agonizing over things, losing sleep as my mind raced through every worst-case scenario imaginable. It was exhausting, to say the least.

But then, I stumbled upon these words of Jesus: "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?" It hit me like a ton of bricks. I realized that instead of gaining anything by worrying, I had lost so many precious hours dwelling on worry.

That's when I decided to make a change. I turned to prayer, dug into God's Word, and started putting my trust in Him in the areas I was worrying about. I discovered powerful truths in the Scriptures about worry and began applying them to my life. And you know what? Worry slowly began losing its grip on me, and I gained victory over the things I used to worry about.

I found inner peace, a peace that wasn't dependent on my circumstances. It was liberating. I learned what it truly means to cast my anxieties on God, and when I did, He replaced my worry with His peace.

About 15 years ago, I started sharing my journey with others and teaching them how to overcome worry. The impact it had on people's lives was incredible. And that's when I decided to create a the Anxiety Exodus™ Conference, so I could help even more people find freedom from worry.

My deepest hope and prayer is that my own experiences and lessons learned will be a blessing to you, as I guide you in connecting with God and finding peace in the face of every worry, burden, or anxiety that weighs you down.

You don't have to carry that heaviness alone. Let's embark on this journey together and discover the peace that God has in store for you.

Grace & Peace,
Rick