Rick Hawley

Rick was born in Galt (Cambridge), Ontario and was baptized at Wesley United Church. He came into ministry after having a teaching career for eleven years with the Waterloo County Board of Education.

A graduate of Wilfred Laurier and Emmanuel College, University of Toronto, Rick was ordained by Hamilton Conference in 1982.

Rick has served the church at Knox (Auburn), Emmanuel (Sault Ste. Marie), Exeter United, Siloam (London) and is now in his eleventh year at First United in Waterloo.

Believing that the strength of the church lies in its congregations, Rick has chosen as his theme "Faith as a Mustard Seed: Developing Faithful Congregations."

"As my own congregations have struggled to develop and live out mission statements without a great deal of success, I have come to the conclusion that we first need rediscover our faith and employ practices that enable us to live out that faith. I believe everything else will follow.”

Rick lives in Kitchener with his wife Linda. He has two daughters, a son-in-law and according to Rick, the most wonderful granddaughter in the world.