Pastor Tom Zuercher came to the Ashland Dickey
congregation in the f
all
of 2002, and is now in his 32nd year of full-time church ministry.
Before coming to Ashland, Pastor Tom served congregations in Danville,
Middleburg Heights, Richmond Heights, and North Canton, and was the
Northern Ohio District Executive for eleven years. He is a graduate of
Mt. Vernon Nazarene University (B.A. – 1976) and Ashland Theological
Seminary (M. Div. – 1979). He and his wife, Susan, live on Twp Rd 1323
and they both enjoy the Ashland area.
Pastor Emeritus Durward
Hays was called into ministry by his home church, the Allison Prairie
Church of the Brethren, in 1946. He was ordained in
1947 and installed as an elder in the Church of the Brethren in 1948.
Before moving to Ohio, he served four congregations in Indiana and
Illinois from 1947 to 1961. Durward served as pastor of the Ashland
Dickey congregation from 1961 to 1977. He was the pastor of the Mt. Joy
Church of the Brethren in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, from 1977 until he
retired from the full-time pastorate in 1990. Durward has served as
pastor, counselor, chaplain, moderator, teacher and friend to many. He
has six children--Kathy Hess, Fay Pritts, May Patalano, Joe, Dave and
Floyd Hays—and three grandchildren.
Secretary, Heidi Matz grew up in the
Ashland area and
attended
The Ohio State University. She has been church secretary for 3 years.
Her husband, Rod is a firefighter/paramedic and they both serve as
leaders for the Youth Fellowship. They are the proud parents of a 3 year
old daughter, Chloe.
Mission Statement
“Our congregation’s mission is to bring honor and
glory to God
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit through Christ centered Worship,
Bible Study, Outreach and Fellowship.”
| Office Hours | |
| Mon - Wed - Fri | 9:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Phone | 419.281.7951 |
| Contact Us | |
|---|---|
| Office Email | secretary@ashlanddickeycob.org |
| Pastor Tom | PastorTom@ashlanddickeycob.org |
| Website | Webmaster@ashlanddickeycob.org |