Rich + Christa Clark strengthening marriages and families in a culture that's losing hope

Who We Are + Why We Care

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We're Rich + Christa Clark. We're a blended & thriving couple from Tacoma WA. We've been volunteering in the marriage and relationship space for over a decade and now have the thrill & honor to come on board with FamilyLife as full-time local missionaries with a focus on marriage and family.

We were both previously married & experienced divorces we didn't want. We know the pain and ripple effect of the trauma that divorce brings. Our boys know that pain, too. {I (Christa) was previously in an abusive marriage and sadly, abuse is a common occurrence, even in the church. Because of that, we've included a few resources on abuse at the bottom of this page.}

We want to help everyone we can, not only avoid the tragedy we experienced, but have a thriving marriage full of JOY!

The Gig

As Ministry Representatives at Weekend to Remember (WTR), we recruit, train & lead the volunteer team for these marriage conferences in multiple cities to help ensure the event is successful. After each conference, we follow up with attendees who requested help with next steps- finding a local church, obtaining more resources, creating or joining a class, group or community. We work with events throughout the Pacific NW, which could look like anything between Idaho & Alaska!

What's Needed

As local missionaries, we need three things to make this project THRIVE.

1. Prayer. If you're the praying type please pray for us!! Our ministry, family, personal marriage, as we invest in others' marriages... We need lots of prayer!
2. Financial Partnerships. Our ministry is crowd funded. We have the incredible opportunity to offer our services & some resources- COMPLETELY FOR FREE- because of generous partners!
3. Connections. If you know someone who'd be excited to hear about what we're doing for marriages & families in the PNW, we would LOVE to meet them!! Please forward them the link to this page and ask them if we can connect with them.

Quick Links & Contact

Rich: 360.742.9886 // richard.clark@familylife.com

Christa: 253.353.3607 // christa.clark@familylife.com

Abuse Resources

Abuse is a very serious topic for us. Before marrying Rich, I, Christa, was in an abusive marriage. More than 25% of women in churches are being abused. Men can also be abused by their wives.

As a young, naive Christian wife, I 1) didn't know there was various types of abuse 2) didn't know the warning signs to look for BEFORE getting married 3) didn't know where to turn for resources when I found myself in the abusive marriage 4) didn't know how to stand up for myself.

We're here to do better. Below are a few of our favorite resources. Though we have not scoured every corner of each website, generally we trust each of these options and feel safe using them as resources.