Dick is a native of Abbeville, South Carolina and a graduate of Presbyterian College (B.A. History) and Clemson University (M.Ed. Administration/Supervision). After a 29-year career in public education in South Carolina as a teacher, coach, and principal, Dick surrendered to a call to pastor. He earned an M.Div. degree (2019) and a Doctorate in Biblical Spirituality and Preaching (2023) from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Prior to his arrival at Green Pond Baptist Church in January of 2018, Dick served three years as the Discipleship Pastor at North Side Baptist Church in Greenwood, SC. Dick also serves as a Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, SC.

He is married to Danita, who is a licensed Realtor and Broker and they have four adult children: Anna Leigh and Jared Skinner (Plainfield, IN.),  Wes and Ashley Funderburk (Laurens, SC), Katelyn and Patrick Campisi (Pelham, AL.), and Sarah Williams (Spartanburg, SC). In addition, Dick and Danita have been blessed with ten grandchildren!

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