Leadership & Staff

Keith serves as our lead pastor. In 2012, Keith graduated from Sovereign Grace Churches Pastors’ College and went on to serve on staff at Kingdom Life Church in Nassau, The Bahamas, and CrossWay Community Church in Crestview, FL. Keith is committed to pursuing the study of God’s Word and using his pastoral and musical gifts to serve the local church. Keith and his wife Kristin graduated from Toccoa Falls Bible College in 1995 and have been married since 1994. They have 3 young adult daughters who all share a passion for serving in the local church. The Buntings reside in Palm Bay, where Keith enjoys planting more trees than his .3 acre lot can accommodate and relaxing in the pool with his family.

Rich was ordained as our second elder in August 2022 and works full-time as a hospice chaplain for Wuesthoff. Rich brings a wealth of ministry experience to the eldership of Risen Life. He and his family relocated to Melbourne in 2017 from Brooklyn, NY, where he had served as a lead pastor for many years. Rich graduated from Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary with a master’s in Old Testament. He loves theology and has a passion for seeing it applied to the lives of God’s people. Rich enjoys sports, especially baseball, and loves spending time with family and friends in fellowship around a good meal. He and his wife Maria have two young-adult children and one daughter still at home.

Don and Lisa Deveux have served in Sovereign Grace churches for decades, and we are beyond blessed to have them at RLC. These two have touched many areas of our church through their generosity & servanthood. From the Deaconate Team to Sunday announcements, worship team, the planning and executing of fellowship events, and so much more - Don and Lisa both give so much of their time, abilities and resources to care for and bless others. 

Ernesto and Denisse Portunato are dynamite. The Lord has gifted each of them with administrative ability and strengths that complement the gifting of our pastoral team. You will recognise their faces if you stop by the Welcome Table on a Sunday morning. This couple keeps things running, and they do it with much love and joy. Their warmth and hospitality toward others is genuine, and you could not help but notice this if you were a fly on the wall during their in-home small group.

Growing up in a ministry home, Keaton learned to love serving the local church from a young age and feels at home bringing assistance wherever needed. She also serves by leading worship and is a songwriter for Sovereign Grace Music.

Blake and Becky are a dynamic duo with a passion for kids and a heart to reach them with the gospel. They bring so much energy and joy to Countdown Kids, and we look forward to seeing how God continues to grow this ministry.