Chris Loose – Senior Pastor
With a heart for cross-cultural ministry and the church, Chris loves serving as the Senior Pastor at RIC. Chris is married to Rachel, and they have three children, Micah, Judah, and Rita. The Looses moved to Rabat in February 2021, and Chris began serving as Senior Pastor in April 2021.
Prior to RIC, Chris served for 4 years in college ministry in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia from 2005-2009, and 7 years as an associate pastor of a non-denominational church in New York from 2013-2020.
Chris holds a Masters of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and was ordained to pastoral ministry in 2013.
Peter Somervell – Associate Pastor
Peter has served in pastoral ministry for over 30 years in both New Zealand and the USA. He has also served as chairman of the Slavic Gospel Association for 15 years, and trained pastors in New Zealand through the Movement of the Word ministry.
Francelle is a trained primary school teacher. She has gifts in Bible teaching, discipleship, and counseling. They have always had a passion for cross-cultural ministry, and moved to Rabat in September 2024 to begin serving at RIC.
The Somervells have four adult children—Mark, Luke, Katherine, and Emma—who live in New Zealand.