Pastor Chris Rice was born in Liberty, Missouri.  He was born again at the age of six and was raised in Liberty, where he graduated from high school in 1988.  Afterwards he attended the University of Missouri where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993.  In 1994, Pastor Rice married the beautiful Alecia Eve Brownfield of St. Charles, Missouri.  He was then attending the University of Missouri School of Law where he graduated with a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1996.  Next, he entered the U.S. Air Force and served as a Judge Advocate until 2000, when he felt the call of God into the ministry.  In 2000 he enrolled in Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary of Wake Forest, North Carolina, where he received a Master of Divinity Degree with languages in 2003.  Since that time he has served the Lord as a pastor and is currently serving Elvaton Baptist Church of Millersville, Maryland.  He and Eve are the proud parents of four beautiful children.