Richard Hyatt
Richard Hyatt is a Message minister with a reputation, deserved in many ways, for being more measured and more reasonable than most. He is currently the pastor of Living Word Fellowship in Russellville, KY.
Sermons reviewed
Here are a couple of his sermons we have reviewed:
- June 17, 2026 - The Diagnosis That Could Not Heal
- June 14, 21, and 28, 2026 - The Revelation That Was Already in His Library
Quotes
“That his relationship with this seventh church age messenger was special and nobody can have a relationship like that — I want you to know that is heresy.”
— Richard Hyatt, Living Word Fellowship KY, 2024-11-17 [Watch ▶]
Context
Hyatt calls it "heresy" to elevate Branham's relationship with God above what other believers can have — pushing back against the deification of Branham from within the movement.
Return Ministry
“I'm not an advocate of the Return Ministry for a lot of different reasons. I don't see it in the Bible. I don't see it in the message.” — Richard Hyatt, Living Word Fellowship KY, 2024-02-25 [Watch ▶]
Context
A sitting Message pastor flatly rejects the Return Ministry as unbiblical — putting him directly at odds with Lee Vayle, Andrew Glover, and Samuel Dale in the same movement.