ABOUT

Rickey Musgrove was born in Oklahoma in 1947. After graduating from Ada High School in 1966, he joined the USAF in January 1967 and served in the Air Force Security Service in Pakistan and Okinawa until April 1970. Upon leaving the military, Rickey married Karla on May 1, 1970. He returned to college until 1972 before embarking on a successful sales career with National Foundation Life Insurance Company and William Volker Manufacturing and Home Furnishings. Rickey quickly rose to state director at NFL Insurance, where he was responsible for recruiting, hiring, and training sales teams, earning numerous awards along the way.

Rickey and Karla have been deeply involved in community service. Rickey served as Vice President of a local chapter of the Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship International in 1978-79, and in 1980, they opened a Christian bookstore. In December 1983, they pioneered Faith Church, serving as senior pastors for 29 years. The church founded Faith Christian Learning Center in 1996, offering childcare for infants, nursery, and preschool, and later established Faith Christian Academy in 2000, providing K-12 education. Since being called into ministry in 1978, Rickey has been active in rescue missions, state prisons, and street ministry. Faith Church continues to work in prisons and aftercare today, with a vision to create a facility for housing and discipling individuals who need a safe place for transformation.

Rickey's ministry extends to both local and international levels. He serves on the boards of several ministries, including Heart Menders, which heals troubled marriages, and My Brother’s Keeper, which helps people transition from addiction to fruitful lives. He was a founding board member of Christian Conciliation Services of Oklahoma, providing conflict resolution to the body of Christ. Ordained with Faith Christian Fellowship International in 1991, Rickey served as State Director for two years. He is also ordained with Associated Interdependent Ministries and serves on the founding board of AIM of South Africa. In 2005, Faith Church of Edmond helped start an ACE Christian K-12 school in partnership with Bishop Edward Duku in Butterworth, South Africa. Rickey has been actively involved in ministry work in Romania since the fall of Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989, focusing on bringing healing and restoration to oppressed areas in Transylvania. He has been following the Lord's guidance to carry out specific assignments in the region, including in Timisoara and Turda, and is committed to long-term ministry in your region. Rickey is excited to work with you to make a lasting impact.