Richmond Community Church (Glen Allen)

Richmond Community Church is an evangelical Christian church located in Glen Allen, Virginia and was founded in October 1993.

History

Richmond Community Church is the original contemporary, seeker style church in metro Richmond, Virginia. Previous to its founding there were no churches that had solely focused on contemporary music, relevant preaching and use of multi media in their services. The success of RCC resulted in starting of many more contemporary churches throughout central Virginia.

The founder of the church is Rick McDaniel and the church was originally called Glen Allen Community Church but changed its name to RCC when additional campuses were added. Beyond founding the church McDaniel also started a Preschool, a Midlothian campus, a Downtown Campus and an Internet Campus. The Internet Campus begun in 2008 has grown to over 32,000 Facebook Fans and reaches people all across America and 80 countries.

Uniqueness

The church is a contemporary high impact church whose mission is to transform people and the community through innovative and relevant ministries. RCC is known for its modern style and innovative services. The Arts ministry of the church produces its own short films and media pieces. The music ministry is known for its outstanding music and is producing its own album. The video ministry films the services and Pastor Rick’s messages for use on the Internet campus as well as High Impact Living.

RCC is also known for their compassion work in the community. They have been recognized by Interfaith Services of Henrico County, the Freedom House Homeless Shelter and McDaniel was named in 2010 as a “Hometown Hero” for leading RCC in its community efforts. The church has a special relationship with the Woodville Elementary School one of the most at risk schools in the area. The partnership has resulted in thousands of Christmas gifts, school supplies, clothing and other resources being provided by the church.

RCC considers itself a "Training Center" for spiritual champions. Classes and groups are offered almost every day of the week from Men's and Women's Bible studies, to classes on finances, health and fitness, theology and a variety of other topics.

Founder/Senior Pastor

Rick McDaniel is originally from Connecticut but came to Richmond from North Carolina where he had earned a Th.M from Duke University. He also has earned degrees from Boston College and Southeastern University. He is the author of four books. As a writer he blogs for the Huffington Post and writes articles for other publications. His High Impact Living Ministry broadcasts his messages through various means. He is a premier speaker on LightSource the largest website in the world for video messages. His audio messages are on OnePlace as well as on Audible which are the largest Christian and secular websites in the world for the spoken word. Thousands of people around the world listen to McDaniel’s messages from RCC each week. He has spoken on five continents and is in demand as an inspirational speaker.