ABOUT RICHARD
Pastor Richard Vega
Richard Vega was born in Pasadena, Texas. Growing up in a single parent home put Richard at a disadvantage from most kids. These setbacks became setups as Richard received the opportunity to see kids and families in need. These experiences gave Richard a compassion to help serve and protect those in need, while supporting those families that are doing well too.
Life Education and Military Career
Richard’s desire to serve, led him to the United States Army. He served for several years, when a military training exercise at the National Training Center left him injured and medically retired from the military. The pictures of families in need, never left his heart and caused him to see how else he could serve his community and country.
College
In 2006 Richard enrolled into college, while providing for his family at the United States Postal Service. He knew the importance of obtaining a degree because he would be the first one in his family to obtain a college education. Richard was dedicated to move forward and progress to show his children that if he can do it then anybody can do it no matter what the obstacles were. He proudly graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management.
New Beginning
Richard met his wife in 2010 who he had known since junior high and high school. They began to go to church, married in 2011 and raised six kids inside their blended household. Richard never looking back knew that God had purpose in his life that he needed to fulfill. He knew he was created for something very special. During this time, Richard went heavy into ministry coordinating outreaches and conducting many different events in the community especially during natural disasters.
Pastor
Richard found the opportunity to serve in a greater scale as a Pastor and Non-Profit leader. He began to serve his constituents and community members through Disaster Relief, large scale food drives and support for the community educational system. Richard was able to serve the community through Hurricane Harvey by serving over 33,000 meals and acquiring 10 18 wheelers of resources. In 2020, he served over 100,000 meals, provided shoes for front-line workers, helped veterans, homeless and schools with resources. During the Great Freeze of 2021, he was able to provide water and resources to the elderly and at-risk children in the community, while serving over 10,000 meals.
Community
Emergency Management Institute Certificates of Achievement
Emergency Program Manager IS-001
Emergency Preparedness USA IS-002
Radio logical Emergency Management IS-003
A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance IS-007
Animal in Disaster, Awareness and Preparedness IS-010
Animals in Disaster, Community Planning I S-011
Are you ready? IS-022
Introduction to The Incident Command System IS-100
An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises IS-120
Basic Incident Command Systems IS-195
ICS for Signal Resources IS-200
State Disaster Management IS-208
Role of The Emergency Operation Center IS-275
Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential Structures IS-279
Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management IS-288
Disaster Basics IS 292
Radio Logical Emergency Response IS-301
Community Hurricane Preparedness IS-324
Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel IS-346
National Incident Management systems IS-700
National Response Plan an Introduction IS-800
The Army Institute for Professional Development
Certificate of completion Manager Development Course
US Army
- US Army Award Army Accommodation Metal- 3
- Good Conduct Metal- 1
- Driver Badge
- Expert Rifle (w) grenade
- National Defense
- Army Service ribbon
- Global war on terrorism
Texas State Guard (2006-2009)
- Commanding generals individual award
- Noncommissioned Officer Development Award
- Air Academy United States Air Force noncommissioned officers Academy.
At His Feet Ministries accolades
Proclamation October 2, 2021
State TX House Resolution TX 2021
Richard Vega
“I’m not a Politician, but a Community Servant”
