Rick Shabi was ordained an elder in 2000, and relocated to northern Florida in mid-2004.  He attended Ambassador College and graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Business, with a major in Accounting.  After enjoying a rewarding career in corporate and local hospital administration, and the ownership and management of a regional healthcare consulting and specialty firm, he became a pastor in January 2011.  Rick and his wife Deborah serve in the Savannah, Georgia; Jacksonville, Ocala and Orlando, Florida UCG congregations.