Reverend Dick Harding

Dick is a retired United Methodist minister. He served most of his ministry in Massachusetts, where he was pastor of suburban and urban churches, and the Wesley Foundation serving United Methodist students at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and the colleges of Amherst, Smith, & Mt. Holyoke during the 1960's. He was a District Superintendent for two districts and was New England Southern Conference Program Director. Following his retirement he served as a missionary pastor in Botswana. He is an active member of the Methodist Federation for Social Action and the Reconciling Ministers of the Reconciling Ministries Network. He and his wife Shirley are the parents of four children and have seven grandchildren.