Ryan Rice Sr. is a church planter and pastor with a love for his hometown of New Orleans. He graduated from Dillard University in New Orleans and spent several years working in corporate communications, training and development. Ryan and his family moved back to New Orleans in 2014 to plant Connect Church with the hopes of seeing a gospel-centered church impact the city of New Orleans. He is married to Seane’ and they have four children: Ryan Jr., Brayden, Reagen and Bailey.