Mar 18, 2016

Pastor C. Rex Burdick was born in Boulder, CO. At age 11 he was baptized and joined the DeRuyter, NY, SDB Church. He went to Salem (WV) College, and at the beginning of his senior year married Bette Lippincott. They had five children (Douglas, Norman, Carole, Martha, and Pamela) in ten years. While they were serving in Riverside, CA, Bette died. In the next...

Feb 22, 2016

Donald E. Richards (Pastor Don) was born on June 5, 1925, in Montrose, CO. Pastor Coon from the Boulder SDB Church visited with families in the Montrose area as much as possible; and in the Spring of 1934, Don came forward during a revival meeting. He accepted Jesus as his personal Savior and was baptized shortly afterwards. The family moved to Riverside, CA,...

Sep 23, 2013

Retired Pastor Profile     Name:  Melvin G. Nida Birthdate, place:  June 4, 1920   St. Paul, MN Melvin died September 21, 2009   Family: Married: Jeanette Dickinson on Nov. 24, 1944 in DeRuyter, NY (Jeanette died January 24, 1987) Children: Larry, Elizabeth and Sylvia Married: M. Wanda Bowyer on Oct. 28, 1987 (She filed for divorce in 2000)...

Jun 24, 2013

SDB Pastor’s Retirement Fund by Jeanne Yurke        The (old) Retirement Fund provides retirement and survivor benefits for retired pastors, missionaries, and denominational employees. The following provides some background on retired employee Jean Davis McAllister and her husband William who receives survivor benefits.     Jean Davis McAllister was...

Feb 22, 2013

Retired Pastor Profile Name:  David C. Pearson Birthdate and place:  September 10, 1931    Amsterdam, NY “Though I received Christ at an early age and was baptized at about 12, I didn’t join a church until years later when I united with the Paint Rock SDB Church in Alabama. “I grew up in a Christian, Sabbath-keeping home. My uncle pastored a first-day church,...