Rich was born in Los Angeles California, raised by his single teenage mother, and became a Christian in 1995 at North Coast Church in Vista, California. He moved to San Diego for a summer job at Sea World of California, then found his new church home at Horizon of San Diego with Mike MacIntosh shortly after.

Immediately after graduating from the Horizon School of Evangelism in 1997 he found himself on staff at Horizon San Diego finishing the 2004 year as an intern pastor. After spending one year at the Horizon Christian Academy Elementary School as the sixth grade Bible Teacher, he shortly moved to Horizon Indianapolis in August of 2005 to serve as the Director of Calvary Chapel Bible College Indianapolis.

Since April 2012 he is involved in planting a church in Westfield, Indiana with the support and blessings of Bill Goodrich, Pastor of Horizon Indianapolis.

Rich graduated from Horizon University of San Diego with a Bachelors Degree in Biblical Ministry, Graduate of the Horizon School of Evangelism in San Diego, California and graduated from Calvary Chapel Bible College with an Associate Degree in Theology. He is also a Chaplain with the Lawrence Police department and Red Cross trained in disaster and trauma intervention. Rich is married to Jessica and they have four children.