| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rickie Rush |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | March 9, 1960. As of 2025, he is around 65 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Engaged / Spouse / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | 1 |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Black |
| Nationality | African-American |
| What is going on with Pastor Rickie Rush? | Rickie Rush has been accused of abusing former members of his Inspiring Body of Christ Church. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Rickie Rush is an African-American senior pastor at the Inspiring Body of Christ Church.
- He is also the founder of the University of Dreams.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Rickie Glenn Rush was born on March 9, 1960, in Texas. He was raised by his mother, Rose, until he was ten years old.
- In 1970, when Rickie was ten, he witnessed his mother being murdered by teenagers who broke into their house to rob them. Rose died from the injuries sustained in this incident.
- Since her death, Rickie has also lost many family members – his father, his stepmother, his stepfather, and his brother.
- While growing up, Rickie was frequently sick, as well as depressed, and was later diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
- Rickie has been married to his wife, Beverly Jackson-Rush, since September 20, 1986. He has a daughter, Kristian Rush, and through her, Rickie is grandfather to Kaiden.
- Rickie attended the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), where he achieved a secondary teaching degree. He later headed to the Rialto Bible College, where he received the title of Doctor of Divinity.
- Currently, Pastor Rush resides in Dallas, Texas.
Church Work, Income, and Net Worth :
- After graduating from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Rickie spent the next seventeen years as a teacher at the Skyline High School in Dallas. He taught theatre arts to secondary school students.
- Rickie was called upon to found the Inspiring Body of Christ Church in 1990, where he has been serving a senior pastor ever since.
- Since 2013, he has been the founder and visionary of The University of Dreams in Dallas, Texas.
- Rickie has published two books so far: The Pendulum: Come Out Swinging Through the Difficult Times, and May I Have Your Order, Please?
- Rickie is also a sought-after speaker at conferences around the world and has traveled extensively to preach the word of God.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Rickie has also written several plays and is passionate about music. He has led various gospel choirs.
- His church, the Inspiring Body of Christ Church, has grown from a few members to over fifteen thousand. It is now a megachurch.
- In 2018, Rickie spoke out regarding serious accusations of wrongdoing published by Joy105 (dot) com in December 2017. He claimed that he was the target of a defamatory campaign against him on social media and urged people to spread positivity instead. Joy105 (dot) com retracted their statement and issued an apology to the pastor and his family.
- Rickie created the Making a Difference (MAD) campaign to push for a community drive to help others and improve their lives. It also strives for the prevention of teenage suicide through education and support for those families who are suffering.
- Pastor Rush has received numerous awards and accolades for his work, such as the State of Texas House of Representatives’ Outstanding Texan Award, an NAACP award, and the Dallas ISD George Washington Centre’s Outstanding Achievement Award.
- A research centre at the All Nations University in Ghana is also named after him.
Rickie Rush has been my Pastor over 20 years and I have never seen him act inappropriately. Each time I go, it is like he is speaking directly to me. His words always move me. I am not saying he is innocent or guilty, I just know he is an awesome Pastor to me. The truth will come out either way…God Bless all involved
My son, Kyrin Austin was suddenly killed in an automobile accident riding a moped. Our church that he was born, baptized and grew up in, and where I worked in the children’s church, decided his service could NOT be held there. The church secretary told me the pastor said this. I was hurt, I had been a member since I was a teenager. My parents were members and served before us. I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!
My son had once mentioned he had joined Inspiring Body of Christ Church (IBOC) to me. I called Pastor Rush. His FIRST response was WHAT can I DO TO HELP? He guided me through the difficult funeral process of burying my child. The service he preformed was comforting and healing. GOD intended our family to be entrusted to Pastor Rush. I believe that now. IBOC even displayed my child’s name, on the day of his service, on the church Marquee. I’ll never ever forget the love, compassion, and support Pastor Rush and IBOC gave Kyrin and our family when we didn’t have anywhere to turn. I cry when I remember how all this felt then. GOD BLESS PASTOR RUSH. GOD BLESS Inspiring Body of Christ Church (IBOC).
I first heard of Pastor Rush over 30 plus years ago when he eulogized a family friend of ours L.H. Green. I have visited the IBOC Church on many occasions. Although the congregation was large I felt welcome and right at home. I was a faithful and avid listener to his radio broadcast. Pastor Rush has proven to be nothing short of an anointed, gifted, Preacher, Teacher of God’s Word.
I do not, in any case, believe the recent allegations against This Man of God. (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) 2Corinth 10:4. God Bless and keep Pastor Rush and the IBOC family.
This has always been the problem when people worship the man and not God. So, if your child said, that things has happen to them I guess the devil would be a liar? No weapon formed against those kids did form and it is people that protect the devil instead of God little children.
November 22, 2020
Dear Marathi.Tv:
Thank you for the info on Rickie Rush.
It would be great if you could update his bio to include the following:
(1)A more current picture of him, I.E., he is 60 now, but his photo above is of him at a much younger age.
(2) allegations of homosexuality, with a request from Marathi.Tv for Rickie to comment on each of these allegations;
(3) allegations by young people of his sexual abuse of them, with a request from Marathi.Tv for Rickie to comment on each of these allegations;
(4) allegations by young people of his physical abuse of them, with a request from Marathi.Tv for Rickie to comment on each of them;
(5)Since Rickie has been married to Beverly for 34 years since 1986 and the above allegations involved alleged conduct after Rickie married Beverly, it would be helpful for Marathi.TV to ask Beverly to comment on whether she knows any of these alleged victims and whether she is aware of any abuse by Rickie of these alleged victims.
(6)Since Rickie’s daughter, Kristian, is an adult and she herself has a child, Kaiden, whom she loves and wants to protect as any good mother would, Kristian may know some of these alleged victims who went to IBOC church and school, and therefore it would be good for Marathi.TV also to ask Kristian whether she is aware of any abuse by Rickie of these alleged victims.
(7)It is our understanding that Rickie Rush can be reached at the following coordinates.
Knowing how serious Rickie is about protecting his image, we are sure that he would welcome Marathi.Tv’s questions and the opportunity to respond to them.
Rickie rush
Inspiring body of christ church (IBOC)
7701 S. Westmoreland road
Dallas, TX 75237
(972) 572-4262 (tel)
(972) 709-3888 (fax)
Email: info@ibocchurch (dot) org
Thank you so much for giving Rickie Rush, Beverly rush, and Kristian rush the opportunity to “set the record straight” regarding all of the above matters.
Sincerely, Rickie Rush’s fellow Christians