Richard H. (Rick) Deighton
                                                                                            
Personal
I was born in Longmont , Colorado and am now 62 years old.  I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior and was baptized on April 22, 1956.  My wife, Della, and I were married in December, 1962.  We have two grown children:  Randy (38) and Sandy (36) and four grandchildren.
 
Ministry Experience/Background
 
·        Evangelist with White Fields Overseas Evangelism,
focusing on the former Soviet Union nations                                         12/97 to Present
à        New church planting
à        Teaching Christian evidences in youth camps
à        Using creation evangelism messages for outreach
à        Teaching conversational English as an evangelistic tool
 
·        Northwest Representative for Peace On Earth Ministries (P.O.E.M.)                 5/95 to Present
Responsibilities:
à        Preaching (Including “Creation” messages)
à        Presenting P.O.E.M. objectives
à        Sharing Literature
à        Making contacts/getting subscriptions
 
·        Interim Minister at Gresham Church of Christ                                                         6/95 to 1/96
à        Also served as an elder and resident missionary
 
·        Nampa Valley Christian Church, Nampa , Idaho                                          
à        Served as a self-supporting personal evangelist and elder
à        Did some of the preaching
 
·        First Church of Christ , Boise , Idaho                                                                        8/77 to 7/79
à        Associate Minister
 
·        Boise Bible College , Boise , Idaho                                                                             1977/1978
à        Instructor                                                                                                  (school year)
 
·        Alpine Christian Mission                                                                                         9/70 to 6/77
à        Founded mission
à        Served as missionary in Germany
 
·        Norvale Park Church of Christ, Eugene , Oregon                                                   1966 to 1970
(Now is Garden Way Church )
à        Minister
 
·        Tunas Christian Church, Tunas, Missouri                                  (school year) 1965/1966
à        Preached twice a month while a student at Ozark Christian College
 
Other Ministry Experience
·        Authored and published articles, booklets, and tracts in English and German - one tract has been translated into Korean and two into Russian.
·        Served as house-parents at the Christian Children’s Home in Boise , Idaho , for 10 months.
·        Counseling
·        Weddings
·        Funerals
 
Education
·        Boise Bible College (4 years) - Graduated with BA degree in 1965
·        Ozark Christian College (1 year) Graduate study with special emphasis on missions training (1965-1966)
·        Frau Meier - Private tutor in German language                                                                 (1970)
·        Goethe Institute - two-month immersion course in German language and culture      (1971)
·        Much personal study of apologetics, cultural issues, and Bible doctrine
 
Interests & hobbies
Reading , fishing, skiing, horseback riding

 

 

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