1975 Bachelor Science degree – University of Maine at Portland-Gorham
1975-1977 Took graduate level classes in Educational Media, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
1977-1985 Taught Elementary School in Ucon, Idaho (near Idaho Falls, Idaho)
Master of Divinity degree – Colgate Rochester Divinity School/Bexley Hall/Crozer Theological Seminary in Rochester, New York
1988 Ordained, Hilton Baptist Church, Hilton, New York Served American Baptist Churches in Ohio, New York, and Served American Baptist/United Church of Christ Churches in New Hampshire
Am a member of the Ministers Council for the American Baptist Churches. In the past served on Ministers Council Senate representing New Hampshire. In New York and the Cleveland area served on Regional and Associational Committees on Ministry. Wherever I served I was a member of the local clergy groups.
Since Junior High School have been involved as camper, counselor, pastor, director, Bible Study leader, photography teacher, worship leader, and board member in the camping ministries in different regions of the American Churches, USA. These camps have been in Massachusetts, Maine, Idaho, Ohio, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. In New Hampshire served as chair of the Department of Camps and Conferences.
Taught Church History class for the Lay Ministry Program of the Mid-Hudson/Union Association during the fall of 2012. Throughout my life as a pastor, I have been involved in ecumenical clergy groups. In the Albany, New York area I was involved with the Capital Area Council of Churches by serving on Committees and participating in the CROP Walk.
In the Middletown community my involvement was more on the Interfaith level rather than simply ecumenical. I volunteered and trained volunteers at the Warming Station for the homeless, participated in the CROP Walk with Suzie the dog (who earned more money than I did), participated in the Thanksgiving and Good Friday services, and preached at the Promenade (an assisted living facility).
Hobbies – photography, reading, bicycling, sports, doing things like hiking. With two previous dogs I would skijor where the dogs pulled me on x-country skis. Suzie has done ministry with me as she did things like visit shut-ins and attend prayer meetings. When I lived out west, I backpacked into the Primitive Area of central Idaho, camped in Yellowstone and Teton National Parks and went cross country skiing near Old Faithful in Yellowstone in the winter.
Chester Congregational Baptist Church 