Rick has been a member of Kingwood Church of Christ since 1989.  He and his wife Dondi raised their four children in Kingwood, after having met and married in Louisiana in 1986.  Rick is now retired, having worked at ExxonMobil Corporation for more than 37 years. Rick grew up in Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1978.  He has been involved in teaching and Life Groups at KWCoC.  Dondi owns her own custom window treatment business in Kingwood.  Rick and Dondi truly consider Kingwood, and KWCoC, as home.  Their children and grandchildren also reside in southeast Texas. 

The first Bible verse I memorized as a child was Matt 5:12 – “Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the Prophets who were before you.”  That has always helped me keep things in perspective through the years.  

John and his family have been members of the Kingwood Church of Christ three times since arriving the first time in February 1989, and he has been an elder since 2020.  John and his wife, Beth, have been married since 1985, and have 3 faithful daughters, Megan, Courtney and Kellie Reed.  He is a Civil Engineering graduate of Ole Miss and has served in multiple professional and leadership capacities at ExxonMobil. Over the course of their marriage, John & Beth have made several physical moves with ExxonMobil, yet served in multiple community and church volunteer leadership capacities, most recently in advisory roles at Ole Miss and Itawamba Community College.  He enjoys coaching/mentoring, biking and watching collegiate sports.