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Biographical Fact Sheet
Rmv. CLIVE H. DICKINS
-----~~~----------Educational Backgrounds
I, Graduated Detroit Public Schools, 1948, Magna Cum Laude
II. Graduated Asbury Collep:El, Wilmore, Ky., 1953, B.A. Magna Cum Laude
A. Listed in " l~ho' s Who in 1\merican Colleges and Universities,"l953
III, Graduated Oberlin Graduate School of Theology, 1959, B.D.
A, President of Graduating Class
B. Monroe Fellows~p awarded as that member of the graduating class
vri th highest academic standi ng,
C, Thomas Graham PrizEJ atorard.ed as the outstanding preacher of
the graduating class,
IV, Teaching Ce1rtificate granted by Easte1rn Michi~n Univers1ty,l9,58.
AdcU tional graduate studies at Eastern in 1966,
V, Alorarded Mast EJr of Divinity Degree, Vanderbilt University, 1972
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Church Background and Ministerial Experience•
I. Home Church - Preston Me1thod1st, Detro! t
A. Conversion experience - October 25, 1945
B. Decision to enter the ministry - November, 1946
C, License to Preach issued, June 4, 1949
D, Admitted to Conference on Trial, June, 1953
E, Ordained Deacon - June, 1956
F, C'.~!.ai1led Elder - June, 1959
II, Pastoral appointments and experiencer
A, Stony Cr·eek Methodist Church 1953-58, parsonage built,
B, Livingston Circuit 1958-1963, merge1d three congregations ancl
built nem church (Trinity) •
c. Denton-Sheldon Methodist Churches 1963-1970, merged congregations
to form Faith United Methodist Church, initiated
building campaign,
D. First United MEJthodist Church of ChelsEJa 1970- ? , purchased nem
parsonagEJ
E, MinisteJI-:l.al offices:
1, Past:
a, Conferemc£J 1 Commission on \vorship, Committee on Memoirs,
Board of Evangelism
b, District• MinistEJrial Association Secretary 1962, Vice-president
1963, PrEJsiclent l964r District Youth Counselor,
Secretary of Evangelism, Committee on the Ministry,
District Council, Sub-district l eader,
2, Current:
a. Conference: Secretary Commission on Minimum Salary & Sustentation,
Trustee Michigan Christian Advocate
b, District c Trustee Board of Missions and Church Extension,
Family a
Married Sally L, Gardner, June 25 , 1972
Children : Mark Echrard Dickins b, 7/26/61
RobEJrt Clive Dickins b, 8/21/63
tori Ann Gardner 12/20/60
Susan Kay Gardner 11/22/62
HobbieSJ Fishing, stamp collecting, fi s hing, song leading and hymn stories,
fishing, coin collec ting, f loral arrangement, fishing,
Organizationsa Hymn Socie ty of Ame rica, Khra.nis, Fowlerville Lodge No, 164 F&AN,
Chel sea Mini st erial Associ a tion..
ResidencEq
10 Sycamore Drive, Chel sea, Michigan 4-8118
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DETROIT CONFERENCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FILE
Date of
NAME
BIRTH
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CLIVE
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··DI CKINS
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GRACE HOSP .~ r\1
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JANUARY 24, 1930
(date)
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5' 7'
(height)
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
HERBERT
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- DCTROIT, MICHIGAN
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FM1ILY BACKGROUND:
Fa ther's name in full ______H_E_R_B_ER_T__S_M_I_T_H_
··D_I_C_K_I_N_s___________________________
Date of birth 12-28-18?9
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Occup·a tion LABORER
Mother 1 s Maid en Name ELSIE CLARA BARBER
Date of birth 5-2zl895 ·
Natlonatity~E~N~G~LI~S~H~--------------------
Any notable item in family history (Publ ic Service, Authorship,
Invention, Educa tion, Medicine, etc.)
PERSON~~ }~S':p.<?~~:
1.
netigious Experience and Ch urc h Work before entering the IUnis try
Bantism 10 19 0 Firs t Con re ational Church of Dearborn
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Call to the rUni stry During evening worship service at Preston Church,
November,l946.
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Educat ion:
Schools and Degrees--High Schoo 1 Chadsey-Detroi t Magna cum laude
College Asbury, B.A., Magna cumSeminary Oberlin, Monroe Scholar B. D.
Post-Graduate Eas tern Michigan (Teaching certification)
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Vander bilt, M, Div.
Admitted on Trial, and Ordin3tions:
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1953 :
Deacon ..June
.Tune 16. 1956 : Elder , ,Ippe
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7, 19,59
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Ruth G. Hard
June 17, 1950
Susan A. Maycock Sept . 11,1960
?-'H\RRIAGE:
Date June 22; 1972
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~ IFE .' S MAIDEN NPlffi
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Detroit, f1ichigan d. 1958
Howell, Michigan d. 1972
Place Chelsea, Michigan
Sally Louise Guenther
(formerly married to Kaye Gardner)
EDUCATION____~B~e~l~le~v~i~l~l~e~H~ig~h~S~c~h~oo~l~------------------------------~
7 ;"- CEIILDREN:
N.M-~E
Dayid
DATE OF BIR~H 10/2§/1974 . _
Andr~w Dic~ins
Robert Clive Dickins 8/21/1963 ;
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11/22/62 ;
Susan Kay Gardner
Ma:rk Etlward 'Dickin·s - · 7/26/1961 ; Lori' Ann Gardner· 12/20/1960 dec • 9/6/1973
APPOINTf!IENTS SERVED, WITH DATES:
Stony Creek , Ann Arbor District, 1953-1958 built parsonage
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-~~~-~~~-~----------~------~----------------------------------------Denton-Sheldon,· A.A. District, 1963-70 merged 2 churches ; init~ill.e relocation & building
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Chairman Board of Equitable Salary & Sustentation, Trustee Bronson Hospital,
--:rrus1~e-La."ke-L'o'Ul'se-Ci·ir1st'1an-~ommunit;,-"''ru5\ee-flricnigan"'CC1rr~~rr-..rnvet!~--
Member - Commission on Worship, Comm. on Memo irs, Board of Evangelism, Comm.
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District: President Ann Arbor District Ministers, Member District Committee on
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PUBLIC OR CDr1MUNITY OFFICES:
President Chelsea Ministerial Association; $ecretary Caro Ministerial
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RECREATION, HOBBIES, ET C.
Fishing
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FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- American
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s tockbridge Lions Club, Fowlerville Lodge F. & A. M., Chelsea Ki wan is, Caro Lions,
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such as a Building Program, an Evangelistic Crusade, an exceptiona l
class of new members, some bit of community servi ce, etc.
1960-62 Merger of three rural congregations, with ~nly one dissenting v?te,
to form new church (Trinity United Method ~s t) a t new central s~te,
now a vital congregation J.n attr~ctive fe3:ci.l i_!.Y • .
1971 -·- Largest c-onffrma.tion class in history of Chelsea Un ited Methodist
Church •• • yB teen-agers.
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CLIVE H. DICKINS
I was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Clara Barber Dickins and
Herbert Smith Dickinson January 24, 1930. We returned to Canada
and lived in Ingersoll and then in Windsor until my mother's death in
1933, when my father sent me to Detroit to be raised by my grandmother, Annie Barber, and aunts and uncles: Ellen and J ack Spicer
and Dorothy and Andrew Giwa.
Childhood and youth were spent in Detroit where I attended Sherrill Elementary and
Chadsey High School. In 1953 I graduated magna cum laude from Asbury College with a B.A.
degree and recognition in "Who 's Who in American Colleges and Universities." My B.D. was
earned at Oberlin Graduate School of Theology as Senior Class President and recipient of the
Monroe Fellowship for academic achievement and the Thomas Graham Prize for Preaching. A
Master of Divinity degree was awarded by Vanderbilt University in 1973 and graduate studies
were completed at Eastern Michigan University for a State of Michigan Teaching Certificate.
My conscious faith journey began on October 24, 1945, at Preston Methodist Church
when I first committed my life to Christ during the ministries of pastor Chester Stockinger and
youth counselor Betty Stanger Foster. Several nurturing life-long friendships came out of this
youth group , including Edward Weiss, Richard Barker, Frank Cowick, and Glen Eschtruth. Admission on Trial to the Detroit Annual Conference occurred in 1953 and led to appointments at
Stony Creek (53-58), Livingston Circuit (58-63), Denton-Sheldon (63-70), Chelsea (70-75),
Caro (75-83), and Alpena (83-95). During these pastorates three new churches were built and
a new parsonage acquired.
Grateful for the encouragement and joy that has come into my life through the ministry
of others I have tried to reflect that gratitude through service to the Conference and community.
I have served on numerous district committees and conference boards including: chairperson of
the Conference Board of Equitable Salaries & Sustentation, secretary of the Lake Louise Christian Community Board of Trustees, trustee o f Bronson Methodist Hospital and the Michigan
Christian Advocate. Recent community involvement includes Kiwanis president, Salvation Army
Advisory Board chairperson, Alpena Area Ministerial Association president, Sunrise Mediation
S ervice board member, Hospice Team member.
On June 25, 1972, Sally Guenther Gardner and I were united in marriage at Chelsea.
Our immediate family consisted of Lori, who died in a train accident in 1973; Mark, who lives in
Shepherd, Michigan , and is employed at Total Petroleum Refinery in Alma; Susan Rennie, who
lives in Roseville; Robert, who manages a bank in Eaton Rapids; and David, who attends Alpena
Community College and works at Alpena I. G.A.
God is the music in my life . Favorite hymns are: "Be Thou My Vision," "Great Is Thy
Faithfulness," "Blessed Assurance, " "Majesty, " and "Hymn of Promise. " Lifetime Scriptures:
Romans 8:28 and 2 Timothy 1:11-14.
Our retirement home is located at 102 Hitchcock Street in Alpena, Michigan.
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