The Rev Dr. Richard Paul Minnich
444 Simoron Dr.
Ogden, UT 84404-6555
(801) 629-0455

Rangerrev@aol.com

Rick moved to Utah in 1992 in order to become pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Ogden.  He was born in New Jersey and grew up there.  He attended Rutgers University as a pre-med student before deciding to enter the ministry.  He received a BA degree (magna cum laude) in Psychology from Grove City College.  He then worked on a MA in counseling and for a year was a therapist in a drug rehabilitation unit in Philadelphia.  In 1978, he married Jill Joyce Kelley and entered Princeton Theological Seminary from which he received his Masters of Divinity Degree in 1981.  He then served two pastoral positions in Pittsburgh.  During that time, he earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.  Rick has taken conflict management training through the Alban institute and is a certified trainer for Active Parenting, Inc.  He has published an article in Leadership magazine “Handling Conflict from the Inside Out,” a web article for Presbyterians for Renewal entitled “Homosexuality: Was Jesus Really Silent?” and “Are We Losing Our Rudder” on the state of Biblical authority for the Magazine Reform.   He currently sits on the editorial board for ReNews.

Rick is involved in a number of musical endeavors that have included directing a choral choir and an English Hand Bell Choir, performance in a band as vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist and bassist, and leading singing in many venues.  He is currently serving on the Board of the Salvation Army’s Ogden branch.  In service to the denomination he has been a member and moderator of Committee on Preparation for ministry in both Utah and Pittsburgh Presbytery, a delegate to General Assembly in 1996, delegate to the Synod of the Trinity and a Master Teacher at Synod School in the Synod of the Trinity.  He has also served on an moderated Utah Presbytery’s, has been Moderator of the Presbytery of Utah and the synod of the Rocky Mountains

In his spare time (?), he skies and is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Odgen and has served as Lt. Governor for the Utah Idaho district of Kiwanis, Int.  He has recently earned his certification as an open water scuba diver.  Rick’s wife, Jill, is an ordained minister of the Word and Sacrament and the pastor of Ogden Japanese Christian Church as well as a computer lab manager for the Ogden City School District.  Together they have 3 children.  Peter is 24 and working on his Nursing degree.  Robert is 20 and is enrolled at Weber State University in their Law Enforcement program.  Their youngest, Carly, is 19 and is going though Navy Basic Training in Great Lakes, IL.