Dick Tubbs Youth/Family Director
CLP

Born in Providence, RI, as a Navy Brat Dick is “a native of everyplace”. He has lived in or visited 39 states, lived in Japan and performed in several European countries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Holy Cross College with minor-level credits in Behavioral Sciences, Philosophy and Theology.

Before accepting a full-time call to God’s service, Dick built a national reputation as a financial marketer and senior banking executive in the suburbs of Washington, DC. He has co-authored business textbooks, and written extensively for leading publications in both the banking and marketing industries. He has been interviewed on national and regional TV and radio as an authority on banking and as a child-protection advocate and was a resource person at the Washington Post’s senior editors’ retreat.

As a church youth leader and volunteer, Dick has led over 30 summer mission projects in Appalachia and in eastern North Carolina, building and repairing housing for rural poor and Native American communities. He has also served as a speaker and retreat leader for Joni Eareckson Tada’s “Joni and Friends” family retreats as well as several youth retreats in North Carolina and Virginia, and has been a contributor to Youthworker Journal. Dick also has an extensive background in youth spirituality, and has served as a leader in both Chrysalis and Emmaus communities. He is an ordained Elder and Commissioned Lay Pastor in the PCUSA.

Dick also has a varied record of accomplishment as a singer. Locally, he is a member of the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte and the Oratorio Chamber Singers, and has performed as a soloist at the White House and in several major European cathedrals, including St. Giles in Edinburgh, San Marco in Venice and Westminster Abbey, as well as at the National Cathedral in Washington. He has sung in auditioned choirs with a number of top conductors, including John Rutter, George Guest, Simon Halsey, Anton Armstrong, Andre Thomas and Constantina Tsolainou.

Dick and his wife Kay also enjoy their two grown children, three grandchildren, two Granddogs and a Grandhorse.