Rick's Biography

Rick received a Bachelor in Psychology from Valdosta State University, a Master of Arts in Divinity from Emory University, and a Master of Arts in Speech Communication and a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Georgia.

Since the age of 15, Rick has been working in the Methodist Church. He is now a General Evangelist with the North Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church where he has served since 1973 beginning in the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. Rick Bonfim Ministries is a member of ECFA. (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability).

Rick has recorded and produced many Christian CDS:

+ Tender Mercies
+ The Altar
+ Make My Life A Prayer to You
+ Jesus Commands Us to Go
+ We Will Ride
+ I Have a Light
+ Rick's Favorites

Earlier recordings include: My Life Has Taken A New Way, Heaven Again, Majesty, In The Beginning, Rick 72!, and I'll Tell The World. Rick also has four recordings in Portuguese.

Rick and his wife, Mary Lucy, live in Bogart, Georgia. They have three children:
    Rick is a Private Client Advisor at SunTrust Bank in Macon, GA. His wife, Laura, has her own interior design company called LB Designs. They have two children, Mary Jayne and John Harrison.
    Sammy is the Clinic Director at Physiotherapy Associates in Macon, GA. His wife, Cindy, teaches at the First Presbyterian School in Macon, GA. They have one child, Lucia Grace.
    Sandy, their daughter, is the Practice Administrator of Park East Cardiovascular in New York City. Her husband, Tom, is an attorney with Bingham McCutchen LLP. They have a son named Thomas Noah.