Brief Testimony of Pastor Richard

I went to college in the 60s, which should worry any straight thinking person! But as we often hear people say, “that is another story!” In 1973, after finishing a Masters in Microbiology, I no longer believed that the world evolved; it had to have been made for it was just too precise and complicated. So I went on a search for who was telling the truth about God. I wandered about the yoga societies, sat at the feet of the Eastern gurus visiting America, read the likes of Carlos Castaneda, and engaged in specific behaviors like fasting and not sleeping, so that I might become more spiritual. Finally, I decided to try that which I scorned most, (as did most of my generation); I decided to try the Bible. Over time I concluded that the Bible was indeed accurate and Jesus was the in fact the only real Truth.This eventually led me to seminary and a Masters of Divinity. In 1977, God called me into the ministry, and to that task I have tried to be faithful ever since.