Ben Richey

In July 2024, Pastor Ben Richey came to serve as the second Pastor of Heritage Baptist Church. Pastor Ben spent many years at Heritage as a college student and young adult and previously served as ministry intern and Assistant Pastor from 2009 to the end of 2015.  From 2016 until summer of 2024, Ben served as the Pastor of Kernville Baptist Church in Kernville, CA. As a Pastor, Ben is passionate about connecting the truth of the Word to real life and seeing people growing in the Lord.

Pastor Ben grew up in an Air Force household and spent his formative years travelling the U.S. before his dad settled down and retied in Prattville. He is a graduate of Prattville High School and is proud to call this area home. He has spent over 22 years serving in youth, music, college, and pastoral ministry. After spending several years as a Graphic Design student at AUM, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Youth Ministry from Moody Bible Institute, a Master of Divinity from Beeson Divinity School, a Master of Theology from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is currently working to complete his Doctor of Ministry at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Pastor Ben and his wife Heather met in Chicago and have been married for 22 years. They have three children: Mikaela (18) is a student at Samford University in Birmingham, Christopher, or “Topher” as he is more commonly called (16) is in high school, and their youngest son, Calvin (10), is in elementary school. Pastor Ben and Heather love to travel to new places, engage in mission work locally and around the world, and spend time with their kids and their extended family. Pastor Ben is a musician, artist, writer, and movie aficionado and relaxes by being creative, engaging in conversation, reading, and sharing funny memes and videos with friends.