“My dad has been doing amazing things for the Kingdom of God for a very long time,” Matt said. Rick is married to ACU alum Jaimie (’81), and together they have three children, James, Morgan (’12) and Matt, a sophomore accounting major at ACU. It is the same casual, yet captivating character that has earned him the honor as ACU’s 2014 Outstanding Alumnus of The Year. This sort of accessibility is an Atchley-classic, contributing to how a single congregation has expanded to three campuses totaling 6,000 members, plus as many as 10,000 tuning in to the internet-streamed sermons and podcasts. With 25 years under his ministery belt at The Hills Church of Christ in North Richland Hills, two books written and guest-speaking appointments across the country, his schedule leaves little time for chit-chat.īut despite this prominence in the ministry realm, Atchley responds to emails within an hour of their sending, promptly returns missed phone calls and is a tweeting fiend, daily sharing his wise words and favorite foods (pizza, for the record) to chew on. Rick Atchley (’78) should be a difficult man to get a hold of.
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