Church Staff

Paul Richey

Pastor

paul@unionhillbaptist.org

Paul received Christ as Lord and Savior at the age of seven and surrendered to the call of vocational ministry at the age of nineteen. He has served in various ministry capacities since then and has served as Senior Pastor in the local church for over fifteen years. Paul is happily married to his wife Rachel, and they have three daughters, Mary Ellen, Charlotte, and Catherine. He holds a BA in Biblical Studies from Union University, an MDiv from Beeson Divinity School, a DMin from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a PhD from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Paul seeks to emphasize the preaching of God's Word, Evangelism, and Discipleship in his ministry. He also heads the ministry of Equipping Faith.

John-Robert Thompson Phillips

Minister of Youth and Education

john-robert@unionhillbaptist.org

John-Robert is our Student Pastor and is a graduate of Auburn University, where he first received his call to Youth Ministry. He is happily married to his wife, Bekah, and has one daughter, Mollie. He currently attends New Orleans Baptist Seminary, where he is pursuing a Master of Divinity. He desires to teach students about a livable relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus. John-Robert has been in many different ministry positions over the years. He has worked as a camp director, a children's intern, a children's minister, an outreach minister, and has been a Youth Minister at multiple churches.