Our Team

David and Kelly Richter met in Nashville, TN, in the fall of 2000, while Kelly was working for a local girl’s home and David was serving as an intern with Reformed University Fellowship at Vanderbilt University. They were married in November of 2002 and almost immediately moved to Edinburgh, Scotland to serve as short-term missionaries at the city-center Free Church of Buccleuch and Greyfriars.

After returning from the mission field, David and Kelly attended Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO, where Kelly earned a Masters of Counseling and David a Masters of Divinity. Then, in the summer of 2007, they moved to Rochester, MN where they lived and worked at L'Abri Fellowship and David served, first as an interim pastor, and then as an associate pastor, of Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA).

In May of 2011, Christ The King Boston called the Richter family to move to Boston, MA, to plant a new gospel-centered church in the city of Somerville, MA. After almost ten years of church planting in Boston, the Lord called the Richters to return to Nashville in July of 2021, where David now serves as the Senior Pastor of City Church. The Richters have two wonderful children: Sam and Luci.

Aaron has been an elder at City Church since 2008.

For almost 10 years Aaron toured and recorded, playing bass with Jars of Clay. He then transitioned to a life closer to home as one of the founders of Blood:Water Mission, and continues his work with Blood:Water Mission to this day.

He and his wife Cari were part of the launch team of City Church.
They have two children, Sam and Willa.

Rick became a Christian in the fall of 1969 and was baptized in a very cold stream in southern Oregon. Almost immediately he began to realize that somehow God had poured out his love and Spirit on him by calling him His son. Soon after, he met his wife, Chrissie. They have been married for over 50 years and have four children and 17 grandchildren. They consider it a delight to call City Church their community, and a constant reminder that God has lavished His love on them by putting them in the Body of Christ. His career has been somewhat varied from teaching to construction to sales and finally retiring (sort of) in 2001. Rick still finds himself involved part time in business as well as finding a little time to go fishing with friends and grandchildren.

Zach and his wife Cameron met while students at UTC in Chattanooga and have been married since the summer of 2019. Zach served as the Director of Youth Ministry and the Director of College Ministry at First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga (PCA) for six years until taking the call at City Church East Nashville in 2023. He has been a student at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta since 2019 and is currently finishing up a Masters in Divinity. Cameron received her Masters in Social Work at UT and now works as a therapist specializing in Maternal Mental Health.

Zach and Cameron are thrilled to be at City Church and take part in God’s Kingdom building in East Nashville. If you spot Zach out in the wild, you might find him taking a hike, reading, fly fishing, or playing pickleball.

Hadassah joined the City Church staff in the fall of 2021. She has lived in Nashville since 2008, and has three beautiful children.

In her free time, you can find Hadassah directing youth theatre productions, writing, and being an enthusiastic sports mom.

Sarah and her husband Adam moved to Nashville in 2020 from NYC where she danced professionally for New Chamber Ballet, Emery LeCrone Dance, and others. Sarah joined the City Church staff in the spring of 2023. She is excited to be walking alongside the children of City Church as they learn about and grow in their faith, as the creative beings they are.

Sarah and Adam have a two year old named Ruby. In her free time Sarah enjoys family outings, meals with friends, pilates, and live performances of all kinds.  

Virginia has been a member of City Church since we started meeting publicly in 2004. She has always had a heart for youth and welcomes the opportunity to serve in this capacity as City Church searches for a full time Youth Director. She longs for the youth of City Church to find community and joy with each other as they grow in an understanding of God’s great love for each of them.

Virginia is married to Brett and they have three children: Ella, Libby and Andy, two of whom are part of the youth group.

She loves being outside in any form, looking for vintage finds, meals with friends, exploring new places, music, books and working through a tough math problem with her kids.

Michelle joined the City Church staff as the Music Coordinator in the fall of 2021. She is currently studying at Belmont University as a Commercial Voice major with a Songwriting emphasis and a Christian Leadership minor. Before moving to Nashville, Michelle led worship at Pine Cove Woods, a Christian family camp in Tyler, Texas.

When not leading worship at City Church, Michelle spends her free time writing songs, reading as many books as she has time for, and going on walks with friends.

Oliver joined City Church staff in the spring of 2020. He moved to Nashville in 2012, where he has been working in Music Production and Studio Recording.

When he isn’t running sound, you can find Oliver drawing, making music, and exploring the areas surrounding the city with his wife Stephanie.