Bill Richart is a man who has been blessed to know the Lord Jesus Christ in a personal way.

In the past, Bill has had many adventures: he has worked on an oil rig in Oklahoma, served as a congressional intern in Washington, D.C., driven a forklift, been a country music DJ (“KWEY Big W Country”), flown in a hot air balloon, visited Spain, Fatima, and the Holy Land, spent 2 years in seminary and owned a Honda with 354,000 miles on it... which is still running!

A cradle Catholic, he was an altar boy, lector and Eucharistic minister. However, during college, he entered into wrong relationships, and soon after graduation fell into a deep gambling addiction. Through the power of the Lord’s grace and mercy, he was restored to relationship with Jesus. After his brother Pat died of cancer in 1998, Bill decided to go into ministry full time. He has traveled throughout the United States, ministering the Gospel of Jesus Christ at parishes, conferences, retreats, workshops, jails and schools. Bill has many stories from life and shares them with humor and passion. His love for the Eucharist is evident.

Bill is on the faculty of the Holy Spirit Institute, a four-year Catholic evangelization program, and serves on the NSC Council, a national advisory board to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the United States. He is the founder of the Catholic Association of Ministers of Praise (C.A.M.P.), an organization dedicated to promoting and encouraging praise and worship throughout the Catholic renewal. Bill has collaborated with other national ministry leaders including Fr. Bob DeGrandis, Linda Schubert, Fr. Tom DiLorenzo, Fr. Richard McAlear, Arlene Apone, and Fr. Art Cooney.

An accomplished musician, Bill has a B.A. in Music Education from Michigan State University plus graduate studies in music, theology and philosophy. Bill taught choral music and drama in Michigan public schools for eight years before going into ministry full time.

Bill is the worship leader on three live praise CDs: “One in the Spirit” (produced in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Detroit), “Here I Am to Worship”, and “In His Presence”. They are used by prayer groups throughout the country.

Bill with his wife, Ann Marie, and son, Will, travel throughout the U.S. ministering and sharing God’s love through music, preaching and teaching. They are available for parish missions, concerts, retreats, “Night of Healing Praise”, “Stations of the Cross”, healing masses, youth retreats, etc.

	Conferences & Retreats	To contact Bill Richart: Bill Richart CrossOver Ministries 50117 Raleigh Court Macomb, MI 48044 (989) 233-0352 brichart@hotmail.com
	Workshops for Praise & Worship Leaders
	Parish and Diocese-wide Missions
	“Night of Healing Praise”
	Youth Ministry (Confirmation Retreats)
	Special event concerts
	Prayer Meetings, music for “healing masses”
	Weddings and other parish functions