Pastor Roderick Richardson is the founder, Lead pastor of The Word Center located in Jackson, Mississippi. Known to many as Pastor "Rich," he has been used by God to transcend socio-economic, denominational, political, religious, and educational boundaries. He is a rising new-generation leader that possesses an undeniable new energy and distinctiveness like no other. With skilled revelatory insights from the Word, God has blessed Pastor Rich to go into every man's world.Pastor Rich has been commissioned to go into every man's world to teach, preach, and speak to the multitudes. He is a motivational speaker, author, entrepreneur, mentor, life coach, and most importantly, a man after God's own heart. Pastor Richardson is a cutting-edge prophetic pioneer who delivers a relevant, real, and even sometimes raw life-changing word to the listeners. Led by God, and with his anointed wife by his side, the Richardson's gave birth to The Word Center, April 2010 that has now grown to over 2,000 in membership with three weekly services. Roderick and Tyronda Richardson are proud parents of one daughter, Taylor Grace.