A grounded voice. A faithful builder. A servant of the assignment.

The person serving the House

Leadership marked by realness, depth, clarity, conviction, and compassion.

Bishop Rillie’s ministry brings together the work of a pastor, preacher, teacher, writer, adviser, creative leader, and builder. His teaching grace makes profound biblical truth understandable and applicable. The purpose is not to create a personality-centered platform, but to form people, restore lives, and build ministries capable of carrying responsibility.

Rooted in the local church

A life of service formed before public ministry.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bishop Rillie is the third child and only son of Murray James and Rosebud Pew Rillie. He was baptized and nurtured at Little Zion Baptist Church under the late Rev. Dr. Willie R. Bryant, where service in music, worship, governance, and congregational life formed the practical foundation of his ministry.

• Percussionist
• Choir director and worship leader
• Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Answering the call

From faithful service to Gospel ministry.

Bishop Rillie was ordained to the deaconate in 2004. In 2006 he preached his initial sermon, “I’m Tired of Running,” and was licensed under Pastor Leon Allen Ross. He was ordained to the full Gospel ministry in 2010.

Building The Latter House

A vision prayed through, studied, and launched in season.

After two years of prayer and study, Bishop Rillie established The Latter House in March 2013. The House was inspired by the prophetic declaration “Your Latter Will Be Greater” and anchored in Haggai 2:9—a promise that continues to shape its worship, restoration, formation, and Kingdom assignment.

A teaching grace developed over time

The classroom is part of the assignment.

Bishop Rillie has served on the faculty of the Manhattan Bible Institute since 2013. In 2019 he was commissioned to establish and direct its Poughkeepsie campus. He founded Latter House Academy in 2023, which now carries his current teaching-grace assignment through live instruction and developing asynchronous learning.

Education and professional leadership

Biblical formation joined with disciplined stewardship.

Bishop Rillie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Business Law from Lehman College in 2018 and a Master of Science in Business Management and Leadership from the CUNY School of Professional Studies in 2020. Years of professional service in healthcare technology and operations also inform his approach to leadership, systems, stewardship, and responsible execution.

Family and faith

A life ordered by covenant and Romans 8:28.

Bishop Rillie and First Lady Tamika Sherisse Rillie have been married since June 2000. Together with their children and grandchildren, they remain part of the living story of the House. Romans 8:28 is the Scripture by which he understands the convergence of calling, adversity, work, and purpose.

Current international ministry

Relationship and service centered in Kenya.

Bishop Rillie’s active international ministry work is presently centered in Kenya, where relationship, teaching, and ministry connection are approached with the same emphasis on truth, responsibility, and faithful service.

The ministry assignment

Preach. Teach. Restore. Form. Build.

His work is expressed through biblical proclamation, practical teaching, pastoral and leadership care, writing, strategy, ministry development, music, media, and the formation of people who can carry responsibility with character.

• Preaching and biblical teaching
• Pastoral care, prayer, and restoration
• Leadership formation and advisement
• Writing, message development, and creative ministry
• Organizational strategy and faithful stewardship

A defining passion

Formation before position.

Leadership Development is one of Bishop Rillie’s strongest ministry passions. He works to form leaders whose inner lives, character, judgment, discipline, humility, courage, and care for people can sustain the weight of their assignments.

Preaching · Teaching · Writing

Truth for real life and responsible ministry.

Russell M. Rillie Ministries carries the broader preaching, teaching, writing, speaking, and restoration assignment beyond the congregational life of The Latter House.

Counsel · Strategy · Creative stewardship

Helping people clarify and responsibly develop what is in front of them.

Through Latter House Consulting and the wider ecosystem, Bishop Rillie offers faith-informed advisement for ministry, leadership, relationships, business ideas, writing, events, media, music, and other developing work according to capacity and appropriate boundaries.

Verified public channels

Follow the public ministry through confirmed destinations.

These channels extend Bishop Rillie’s preaching, teaching, leadership, and ministry communication. The website remains the canonical home for his role within the wider ecosystem.