Pastor Tate and the Board of Elders are happy to announce that Pastor Robb Dix has agreed to serve our church family as Associate Pastor. Working part time, Robb will be looking to expand our ministry by encouraging those interested in starting or joining a small group, by teaching the Word of God, and by discipling us in the gifts and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Born and raised outside of Boston, Robb grew up in a Christian home and felt a call to ministry as a young man in Middle School. After completing an undergraduate degree at Gordon College, Pastor Dix continued to prepare for his life of ministry by earning a Master of Divinity degree at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. In the spring of 1975, Robb married Bonnie and this June they will celebrate 45 years of marriage. Together they raised six children! Newly married and having completed his education, Robb was ordained in the American Baptist denomination in 1976. The Lord went on to lead Robb and Bonnie to pastoral ministries in Massachusetts, Ohio, and New Hampshire. For a time, the Dixes became involved in a Vineyard church in Massachusetts and through that affiliation, Robb was given the opportunity to plant a Vineyard church just south of here in Dover. With a large family to support, most of Robb’s ministries required him to be bi-vocational. Pastor Robb worked full-time as a property tax assessor in Massachusetts and New Hampshire for 27 years.

Many of you already know Pastor Robb and Bonnie and have been blessed by their ministry, counsel, and hospitality over the last two years. Robb has taught a couple of courses as part of our Christian Education program and, for the last year, he and Bonnie have been leading our mid-week meeting. After much prayer, consideration, and discussion, we’re confident that the providential hand of the Lord has led us to this wonderful opportunity. May the Lord bless Robb and his continued ministry among us!