Our Pastor: Dr. Richard Lee

Dr. Richard Lee is the Founding Pastor of First Redeemer Church located in metropolitan Atlanta's Forsyth County, which is recognized as one of the fastest growing counties in the United States.

Dr. Lee and his wife, Judy, reside just outside of Atlanta in the Cumming, Georgia area.

Current Ministry Involvement

• Founder and Pastor of First Redeemer Church located in metropolitan Atlanta, Ga.
• Speaker for There’s Hope America, television and radio broadcasts
• President of There’s Hope for the Hungry food distribution centers
• Past President of the Pastor's Conference of the Southern Baptist Convention
• Member of the Oxford Roundtable, Oxford, England
• Trustee of Liberty University, and Liberty School of Law
• Board member of the National Religious Broadcasters

Education

• Mercer University, B.A. magna cum laude in Psychology
• Luther Rice Seminary, Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry
• Toccoa Falls College, Doctor of Literature
• Liberty University, Doctor of Laws
• Postdoctoral Studies in Theology at the University of Oxford, Oxford, England
• Ph.D (cand.) Foundation House/Oxford, Oxford, England

Awards

• Recipient of the "Father of the Year" award from the S.E. Father's Day Council
• Recipient of the "Ministry of the Year" award from National Religious Broadcasters
• Recipient of the "Alumnus of the Year" award Toccoa Falls College
• Recipient of the "Alumnus of the Year" award from Luther Rice Seminary
• Recipient of the "Ronald Reagan Leadership" award for 2007 Forsyth County, Ga.
• Recipient of the Telly Award for Executive Producer Non-Profit television

Media Interviews and Published Articles

CBS News, NBC News, The BBC, CNN News, USA Today Newspaper, Moody Broadcasting Network, The 700 Club, Trinity Broadcasting Network, The Inspirational Network, Daystar Network, Essence Magazine, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, The London Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today Newspaper, and Newsweek.

Published Books