Rick

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Non-Profit
Occupation Retired but serving as Certified Lay Minister, United Methodist Church
Location Columbia, Missouri, United States
Introduction I am a Lay Servant in the United Methodist Church and am currently Mid-State District (Missouri) Director of Lay Servant Ministries and am passionate about Lay Servant Ministries that train United Methodists in all facets of lay ministry. In addition, I am a Certified Lay Minister and have previously served as lay minister of Smith Chapel UMC and am currently lay minister of Prairie Chapel UMC, Fulton, MO. I'm an active Rotarian and a past president of Columbia Northwest Rotary, and immediate past chair the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. My history includes business, both Fortune 500 and as a small business owner, aviation, and the US Army. My faith leads me.
Interests Religion, Reading, Photography, Technology
Favorite Movies Uplifting Movies such as We Are Marshall, Rudy, Invincible; Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Classics: My Fair Lady, Singing in the Rain
Favorite Music Christmas Music (from July 1st on), Most anything but heavy metal
Favorite Books Bible, Mere Christianity, Chronicles of Narnia, Mitford Series, Pillars of the Earth, Winds of War and War and Remembrance, Clancy, Grisham, Baldacci, Childs, Will North, Historical Fiction, eg Wouk, Follet, Michener, Shara