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Norman E. Dewire
(Ned)
3 South Brookwood Drive
Montclair, N.J. 07042
201/746-8551 or 746-7724
Born: March 5, 1936
Cincinnati, Ohio
~fter
6/30/75
Hest Dixon Avenue
Dayton , OHIO 45419
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Married to Shirley Woodman, 1957
Daughters, born 1958 and 1962
(Cathy and Deborah)
EDUCATION
~larie~nt High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, Academic Diploma, 1954,
with highest honor
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, B.S.Ed., 1958, with honor, major
in mathematics
Boston University School of Theology, Boston, Massachusetts, M.Div.,
1962, with honor
Peter Drucker Management Seminar, Montclair State College, Upper
Montclair, New Jersey, 1970, Certificate of Achievement
Planning/Organizational Development Seminar, Episcopal Church, 1972
McCormick Theological -Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, 1974-75,
· as · an unclassified student in D. Min. Program
HONORS
Kappa Delta Pi, initiated February, 1958
National Hethodist Scholarship Seminary Award, 1959
·Award for Public Service, Department of Justice and the United States
Attorney General, 1974
July 1, 1975 - General Se cr et ~r y of the Gener al Council
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOTIIENT
on Hinis tries of the United Het hodist Church
JOINT
STRATEGY
and
ACTION
COMMITTEE
Executive Director, JSAC (June, 1969 to ~~ J une , 1975)
First executive for an agency which assists national church staff to
do joint pro grams by coordination, · so to enhance pro gram results.
Action achieved by enabling and facilitating national staff to
participate with each other, information feed back system, and
responsive style. Administer a direct expense budget of $175 1 000,
with another $250,000 of conduit program funds, as well as $2 million
brokered for projects. Developed capable staff of associates in
the office as well as recruited denominational ~taff to work as
extended · staff team. Continually seeking new church and secular
partners !or collaboration a round specific issues. Encourage
communication among various levels of the Church, and facilitate
effective inter-church cooperation on local and regional, as well
as national, levels.
Results: Office began with urban program coordination among 6 church
agencies; has developed to now include wide variety of issues and '
concerns, involvin g 400 national staff in 19 '"ork groups and task
forcl.s among agencies of 11 member churches , as ,.,ell as close working
relationshi ps with several othe r .churches and the United States
Catholic Conf er ence and the Amer i can Jewi s h Committee.
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DETROIT
COUFERENCE
(lHC)
BOAtW of
HISSIOaS
and
CHURCH
EXTENSION
Executive Secre t ary (January, 1967 to June, ~969)
Administered wide variety of ~iss ion pro8raMs and church extension
in the e a s tern half ::md the Uprer 'Penin s ula o f ~ 1ichi~an, ~,,o r king·
with the Conference iloard, Bishop , and 7 Superintendents . T~is
included nev church planninr. and d"evelopnent, training schoo l s ,
nission promotion, experimental ministries , community or ~an ization,
aid to on8oing progra:ns, mi~rant ;mr k , rural ministries, congresa tional
mission design, studies , social action, steHardship canpai8ns,
relationship to Detroit Council of Churches, and Protestant Community
Services of Detroit.
Results: Reor sanized church to church relationships and church to
conmunity relations hips to create effective· comnunication and ec~~enical
cooperation through the fornation of several neH bodies , founding
the Interfaith Action Council of Greater Flint, establis hing
the (now called) E~ual Justic e Council of Detroit , bringin8 United
~letho di~t involvement in Michi~an JSAC-type plannine , and starting
cooperative Har k in the Upper Peninsul a between state universities
and church clusters. These have expanded and have been models for
sinilar work.
CEUTRAL
UJHTED
NETHODIST
CHURCH,
DETROIT,
HICHIGAN
of 'Pastoral Staff (~ !ay, 1 962 to January , 196 7)
Dom1tmm churcit. ~esponsible for outreach of church into the
community, evanselism, nissions, adMinistration of bud get and
build ins, membership , younc adults, counseling., some preaching ,
and ste\·l ardship .
!-~enber
n.edirec t ed the outreach program of the c hurch by
foundine the Downtmm Churches ACTION Hission and serving as
first chairperson; initiatin r; Legal Aid Clinic at Central OIUrch
and coordinatin~ its •vork; cxchan s e ')astor in inner--city London,
England, during sum!ncr of 1 966 ; and directed Conference Youth
and Youn3 Adult pro2rans includin c t he l!N-I~ashington Study Seminars
and Inter-Racial Heekends.
Re~ult s :
CHARLTON CITY
UNITED
HETHODIST
CHURGH,
CHARLTON,
l1ASSACIIUSETTS
JACKSONVILLE
UNITED
METHODIST
CIRCUIT,
ATHENS
COUNTY,
OHIO
Pastor (.Tune, 1958 to 1lay, 1 962)
Ful l pastoral respon s ibilities for a church of 200 fanilies, located
in a sparsely populated textile-bas e d to\m , tourist a rea for sunmer,
lar ge industries in the tri-to\m area .
Results: Establisherl cooperative Hork among the churches in t he area
for the first tiMe. Reversed the slump in the local church by
stablizing the budge t and receivin 7, seve r al ne~T families into
membership, Success ful lay leadershi;> training Hith persons
assumiriB district and conference responsibilities.
Pas tor (~larch, 1957 to ~1ay. 1 958)
Full ·pas toral responsibilities for four small churches, located
alon g a ten nile valley of poverty and abandoned coal Lli nes.
Hi th 200 members on the circuit.
gesult s: Developed first stcw~ r d s hi p pro gr an in hi s t or y of the
churches. Self-stud y res ulted in closing of one church.
- 3 PRESENT LOCAL COl1MUNITY MEMBERSHIP AND INVOLVEHENT
CHURCH,
MONTCLAIR
Member of the congregation.
Christian Education - \-larked with youth 0 Chil drens' Task Force
for curriculum, Organized Committee into functional groups
Budget - Helped initiate DISC program into church, worked on the
budget committee
Other - Consultant to Session as it set goals and structure;
assisted Committee on Go·.'ernment; led worship and prear..hed
INTERCHURCH
COMMITTEE
Initiated the .Montclair Inter-Church Committee, which is
a cluster of 10 churches; served as .the first chairperson.
Organized Montclair Ecumenical Youth }1inistry
OTHER
Founder and Board member of Montclair Friends of the Tenants
Secretary, Building Projects Committee. Y.w.c.A., Montclair
CENTRAL
PRESBYTERIAi'~
OTHER ACTIVITIES
PEACE
UNITED
METHODIST
National Treasurer of the World Peace Study Mission in 1965;
member and later chairperson for Detroit Chapter of SANE;
participant in the Fellowship of Reconciliation and Amer.ican
"Friends Service Committee programs; chaired New Jersey Religious
Leaders for McGovern-Shriver, 1972 elections.
Member and past chairperson for Detroit chapter of the United
Hethodists for Church Renewal, helping to initiate the national
office when it organized in a Detroit event.
Detroit Conference of the United Methodist Church:
- organized and chaired Standing Rules Committee
Board of Evangelism
Commission on Ecumenical Af fairs
- Board of Missions and Church Extension
- Task Force on Pension Liability
WORLD
METHODIST
Exchange pastor in inner city section of London, England,
durin g summer "of 1966
Participant in the Convocation on Evangelism, Jerusalem,
Israel, 1974
CONCILIAR
WORK
Observer and Fraternal Delegate to the General Board (now
Governing Board) of the Na tional Council of Churches of Christ
in the u.s.A. and to the Detroit and Dallas General Assembly
meetings; chaired the Task Force for COFES on relationship of
consortia to the council; member of CORLE; active correspondence
with conciliar bodie s in other na tions as they deal wi th effective
ecumenical action; membe r from USA to the Ecumenical Sharing of
Personn el mee tin g outside Geneva in 1972; member of the Committee
on Personnel of the Division of Overseas Ministries of the NCCC/USA;
or ganized and serve as secr eta ry for the USA Screening Committee for
WCC Projects
CHURCH
UNION
Participant observer to the pl ennary sessions of the Consultation
on Church Union; he lp ed organize a mee t ing a t se·t on Hall Uni ver& ity
in 1973; worked with the Consultation on program; and have
helped in development of some papers for COCU
- 4 PRISONS
Chairperson and member of Offenders Aid Res toration of the United
States' initial Board, he·lpin g organize this new Board of lawyers,
ex-offenders, state represent a tives , c ommunity persons to create
a national program involving volunt eer s wo r·king with prisoners.
MEMBERSHIP
Urban Training Center Board, Chicago
Center for Resources on Institutional Oppression Board, Detroit
Waldorf School ·Association of ~tichi gan (served as Treasurer)
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Youth Evangelism Fund
National Rural Housing Coalition Board
Commission on Religion in Appalachia
North American Academy of Ecumenists
Associated Church Press
PUBLICATIONS
Primary author of "Discovering God's llission in Our
Community", a workbook for .self-study of community and
· church, to be used by inter-denominational cluster. of churches
Series of four articles on the Gospel According to John
Article on Evangelism in the City
Chapter in "New Occasions", a booklet published by the
Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
Chapter on rural economic development, Knox Press, 1975
ORDINATION
United Hethodist Minister
Deacon (Ohio Conference) June 14, 1959
Elder
(Detroit Conference) June 16, 1962
References and additional information upon request.
.NEWS
Ft·om the
At.tJ,f1diJt
t'!ommanlc11.tlonJ
DETROIT
Annual Conference of
The Methodist Church
COMMISSION ON PUBLIC RELATIONS AND METHODIST INFORMATION
Press Room
Detroit Annual Conference
Adrian Coll ege,
Adrian, Michigan
June 14, 1962
Copy:
Dr. D. C. Carpenter
FOR I Ml\JlEDIATE RELEASE:
Rev. Norman Edward DeWire, A former member of Mariemont
Community Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, transferrred to the Detroit
Annua l Conference of The Methodist Church on May 15, 1962 and will
be r e ceive d int o Full Membersh ip in T-h e Det r oit Confe r ence at Ad rian
College, Adrian, Michigan, on Saturday, June 16, and o rdained an Elder
in the Me thodist Church by Bishop Marshall R. Reed on Aunday afternoon
June 17,th.
Rev. DeWire r ece ive d t he B.S. ED . deg r ee
~~om
Ohio Unive rsity,
at At hen s in 1958; NND the S.T.B. deg r ee from the Boston Unive rsity
Schoo l of
Theo lo~y
in 1962.
He has served as ministe r of the J acksonville Charge
in the Oh ~o Conf e r ence , And of the Rharlton, Mass ~, Me thodist Church
and recen tly b e came associate minister at Central Methodist Church
in Detro! t.
Mrs. DeWire is the f o rme r Shirley Woodman of London, Ohio.
They are the parents of one daughter, Cathy, a ge
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Direc tor , Joint St rate ~ and Ac t i on Committee
(Minister, hssociate, Student, etc . )
Three South BrookHood Drive
Montclair , NeH Jersey 07042
office: 475 Riverside Drive , Suite 510 , NeH York , NeH York 10027
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Mr . and Hrs .
Ormsby Dewire
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Cincinnti, Ohio
First United Hethodist Church ,
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Gradua t e d from
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l·!ariemont
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Hari emont - suburb of Cine inna ti , 0
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Ohio University
B. S. Ed .
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1 Jacksonville ill·1 Circui t
Jacksonville , Ohi o
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2 Cha r l t on Ci ty UM Churc h
Cbar l t on c ; t y , Mass.
Nevr Engl and
3 Centr al
Detr oit , Hich
.uM Chur c h
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Detroit
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Pl ea s e lis t a ny i t e rns you think ma y b e of in t e r es t to th e publi c ; snch
as pr ev i ous oc c upa tion , hobbies , trDve l , pub l i c ation~ , e tc .
travel
exchan~e pa stor in London , En~land inner
c ity paris h , ~tmmer
and traveled Great Bri tian and Sllitzerl and
a c tive in 1-eac e
Harked
in
1966
~rou ps
inner c i t y of Detroit
Horked Hith youth
and
youn~
a dul t
pro~rarns
photo~ra ..Jhy - hobby
r ock collecting - hobby
publications : articl es in I1 ichi~an Chr istian Advocate
chapter o .i.' book for E2:i:sc opal Church General Convention, l970
articles for JSAC a nd its .~ubl ica tion (Gl·apevine)
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DeWire, Norman E.