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, educational, and business 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. With a heart to give, his motto is "I live to give." He is a philanthropists fulfilling endeavors in the Jackson-Metropolitan area. Pastor Rich and The Word Center has become a staple in the Jackson community for outreach, and he can be heard every morning during the National Syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Show. Pastor Rich the author of an #1 Amazon Top Seller entitled, “The Pain of Pastoring,” Pastor Rich has appeared in local and national publications including the likes of Fox News, BET, and The Word Network. He was recognized in Boom Jackson as one Mississippi’s Most Influential figures. Pastor Rich is a serial entrepreneur and is the CEO of Rich Enterprises, Rich Services Group, TGR  Investment Group, and the newly formed TGR Trucking