Kristy Richardson,
Children's Director

Kristy is the Director of Children’s Ministry at Northside. Her path to Children’s Ministry has been a unique one. Kristy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but spent most of her formative years in Arkansas.

She attended Vanderbilt University, earned her degree in Political Science, and went on to law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law. While in Chicago, she practiced commercial litigation for two years at a large downtown law firm. In 1998, she moved to Jackson after her husband Gavin was hired as an English Professor at Union University. She practiced civil rights law for six years while working at West Tennessee Legal Services.

Whether Children’s Ministry chose Kristy or whether she chose it is up for debate. Regardless, in January 2005, Kristy ended her legal career and enthusiastically joined the Northside staff officially (after serving twice as the interim Director of Children’s Ministry). Kristy has passion and compassion for children of all ages and is committed to bringing the love of Christ to kids in a fun and energetic way.

She has three very active sons, Jack, Cameron, and Colin. Kristy is an avid scrapbooker and spends a lot of her free time on the fields and courts while cheering for her sons in soccer, baseball, and basketball.