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    Richard Edwin Stetler (Dick)                                                

    12300 Cliffe Place                                                                     Wife:  Lois Ann

    Bowie, Md.  20715                                                                   Children:  Sue Ellen, Steven Richard

    (301) 262-2505

     

    EDUCATION:                      Wesley Theological Seminary, MST 1968

    Albright College    AB 1965

     ·         President, Senior Class

     ·         President, Alpha Pi Omega Fraternity

    Bladensburg Senior High School -- Academic Diploma  1961

     

    WORK EXPERIENCE

    2011 to present           Centenary United Methodist Church   --  Bermuda

    1995 to 2010               Minister, St. Matthew's United Methodist Church

    1988 to 1995               Minister, Capitol Hill United Methodist Church

    1980 to 1988               Minister, Arden United Methodist Church

    1968 to 1980               Associate Minister, Cheverly United Methodist Church

    1966 to 1968               White House (Top Secret Security Clearance) -- Correspondence

    1963 to 1966               The Agency For International Development (Summer employment)

    1961 to 1963               Prince George's County Board of Education (Summer employment)

     

     

    St. Matthew's UMC

    Community

     1.   Bowie Clergy Association

     2.   Vice President, Interchurch Club of Washington

     3.   Chair, BOD Disaster News Network (www.disasternews.net)

     4.   President, Scout Troop #1249

     5.   Vice Chair, St. Matthew=s Housing Corporation

     6.   American Rescue Workers BOD

    7.     Maryland Bible Society BOD

    8.     Methodist Home BOD (7 years ended ’97)

    9.     Chair, Asbury Methodist Village BOD (3 years ended 4/01

    10.  Chair, Asbury Services BOD (3 years ending 4/06)  (5 campuses – CCRC)

    11.  Interfaith Coalition of Prince George’s County

    12.  Exec. Committee, Asbury Communities BOD (ending 4/08)

    13.  Asbury Atlantic BOD – still serving

    14.  Reeder’s Home BOD (ending 4/07)

    15.  Asbury Governance Committee (Sub-Com. Of Asbury Communities) -- still serving

     

    Church

    1.  Trustee, Baltimore-Washington Conference (12 years ended 6/04)

    2.  Conference Sexual Abuse Task Force (2 years ended 6/02)

    3.  Supervising Pastor (6 years ended 6/99)

    4.  Counseling Elder (6 years ended 6/00)

    5.  Mentor, Ministerial Candidates (6 years to present)

    6.  Trustee liaison to Conf. Comm. Finance & Admin. (ended 6/04)

    7.  W.E. District Board for Church Location (8 years to present)

    8.  W.E. Superintendency Committee (5   years to present)

    10. Conference Coordinator, Disaster Relief Response (07-08)

     

    Capitol Hill UMC

    Community

    1.  President, Capitol Hill Group Ministry, Inc.  (6 yrs.)

    2.  Chair. Wesley Foundation BOD, Howard University (3 years)

    3.  Secretary, Ellen Wilson Redevelopment Cooperation (3 years) -- 24 Million HUD Grant)

    4.  Asbury Methodist Village BOD (10 years)

     

     Arden UMC

    Community

    1.  Treasurer, C-CAP (network, 40 churches -- $58,000 annual budget

    2.  Chair, Berkeley County Coalition for the Homeless  (16 bed facility, $120,000 budget)

    3.  Co-chair, Affordable Housing Task Force of Berkeley County

     

    Church

    1.  Conference Board of Ordained Ministry (8 years)

    2.  Conference Morale Committee (joint Cabinet/BOOM 3 years)

    3.  Faculty, First Appointment Seminar for clergy (BOOM 3 years)

    4.  Chair, District Committee on Ministry (Frederick District 2 years)

    5.  Chair, Superintendency Committee (3 years)

    6.  Chair, Berkeley County Cluster of Churches (8 years)

     

    CHEVERLY UMC

    Community

    1.  PC&CC BOD (Counseling Agency) (6 years)

    2.  Chair, PG County Hotline BOD (2 yrs)

    3.  Chair, United Campus Ministry BOD (Univ. of Md.) (6 yrs)

    4.  Chair, Service Academy Selection Board (Congresswoman Gladys N. Spellman) (2 yrs)

    5.  Curriculum Evaluation Committee, PG Board of Education (2 yrs)

    6.  Heart Association of Southern Maryland BOD (3 yrs)

    7.  Emergency Medical Technician, State of Md. (3 yrs)

    8.  Director, Cheverly Training Center for Basic Cardiac Life Support (6 yrs)

    9.  President, Cub Scout Pack 257 (2 yrs)

     

    Church

    1.  Washington Central/East Committee on Ministry (10 years)

    2.  Vice-Chair, Conference Board of Pensions (8 yrs)

     

    Special Interests:  Metaphysics, Archaeology, Minerals & rock hound, Emergency Medicine, Karate (Black Belt), Yoga Instructor, Backpacking, Ice & Mountain claiming, Kayak, Stamps & Coins, Financial investments, gardening & travel.