Background:
Bro. Rick has ministered in the local church for 25+ years as a music minister and music evangelist. He received his education and training from Northwest Mississippi Junior College, University of Memphis, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and vocal studies with Dr. Van Christy, University of Santa Barbara and choral conducting with Dr. Gary Bonner, formerly with Azusa Pacific University. 

He is also in his second season as director of the Germantown Community Chorus. 

Rick and his wife Carol have been married for 38 years. They have two children, Audrey Frazier, a graduate of Carson/Newman College and a RN at Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee. She is married to Josh Frazier (RN at Baptist) and they have one child, Aaliyah, 5 years old and they live in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Their second daughter, Lindy, is an English major and senior at the University of Memphis.

Focus:
Rick’s passion is leading and teaching believers in praise and worship. “We worship God because He is worthy and because He has commanded us to worship Him.”