LANDOVER CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ)
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Rev.
George W. Rizor, Jr. Reverend George W.
Rizor, Jr. Rev. Rizor is a
native of Washington, Pennsylvania. He served in the
United States Navy, as a photographer, from April, 1971 to April, 1975. He lived in the Washington, DC area for
five years. He graduated from Washington
High School in 1969. Rev. Rizor's
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology is from California University of
Pennsylvania. He has his Master's
Degree in Research Methodology and Statistics from the University of
Pittsburgh. He has also completed all
of the course work for the PhD in two disciplines: Research Methodology and Cognitive
Psychology. At Pitt, he also did
research work at the Learning Research and Development Center, in human
problem solving process. He worked for
nearly a decade as a Computer Specialist for the United States Government. Rev. Rizor authored the first ‘UNIX’
computer curriculum used by the Department of the Treasury, when that
operating system was in its infancy.
He worked for Rev. Rizor joined
the Methodist Church as a youth, and came to the Christian Church (Disciples
of Christ) nearly 45 years ago. He served
as a Church School teacher for many years.
He has served as committee chairperson, youth group advisor, resource
person for various church projects, and was the Associate Minister (Youth and
Evangelism) at Fairhill Manor Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), in
Washington, Pa., when called to the pulpit at Clarksville Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ), in Clarksville, Pennsylvania. He served as pastor to that church family
for nearly 6 years. Rev. Rizor also
served the congregation of First Christian Church in Marianna, Pennsylvania. Rev. Rizor is a
licensed minister, licensed through the adjudicatory authority of the Christian
Church Capital Area of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Rev. Rizor
originated and was the host of the radio show, DOVEWORKS, a weekly half-hour
presentation of original short stories.
He has been the secretary of the Greater Washington Ministries and President
of the Jefferson-Morgan Ministerium.
He is a past President of the Southwest District of the Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ) in Pennsylvania, and has served on the
Pennsylvania Regional Board. Rev.
Rizor served the Taylorstown Christian Church in Pennsylvania. Rev. Rizor is
divorced. He and his former wife have
twin daughters, Erin and Hannah, and a son, George, III. Rev. Rizor is
currently the Senior Minister of Landover Christian Church, in Landover,
Maryland. He is a professor of Social
Sciences and Humanities at Westwood College in Annandale, Virginia. He is also the Director of the Landover
Community and Resource Center, in Landover, Maryland. Rev. Rizor is domestic partner to Dennis R. Winston, a financial
analyst and cost accountant for a subsidiary of the federal government in
Washington, DC. Rev. Rizor has been employed as a busboy, taxi driver, physics
instructor (quantum mechanics and the theory of light), photographer (4 years
in the Navy as a photographer in Washington, DC), juvenile probation officer,
computer consultant, psychiatric therapeutic team member in a state mental
institution, businessman, college instructor and pastor. Rev. Rizor enjoys swimming, computing for fun, hiking, dining out,
cooking, Batman, comic book superheroes, science fiction, writing,
recreational reading, and traveling. Internet Home Page for Rev. Rizor |
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