Rich Reimer, Lead Pastor
The basics…
Government (legal) name, aliases, & nicknames: Richard Reimer
Current hang out (city I now reside in): Carmichael
Significant attachments (spouse, children, pets, blankets, etc.): Married with three grown children.
Where I "hit the books" (past or present schooling of any sort): Rancho High School – Las Vegas, Nevada; Westmont College – Santa Barbara – BA in Religious Studies; Fuller Theological Seminary – Pasadena - Master of Divinity
What currently keeps me busy or kept me busy in the past (work): Ordained to Christian Ministry in 1982. Lead Pastor of 3 churches, one rural, one inner city, one inner ring suburb (ARCC). Prior to that I worked retail and landscaping.
Me, myself, and ARCC…
Church trade (job title & description): Lead Pastor
What brought me to ARCC and why I stayed: God’s call and timing. Why I stayed: I've been here since March 1, 1996, and God hasn’t moved me...there is work still to be done.
Miscellaneous factoids…
I Watch TV/Movies:
[X] Every leap year (a few times a week);
[ ] As often as I eat (a few times a day);
[ ] As often as I breath (from the moment I get home to the moment I pass out to late night info-mercials)
A few of my favorite shows/movies: House, CSI, Without a Trace, Survivor Man, Pinks, This Old House, Hunting.
I Read books:
[ ] Only when required by an authority figure (hardly ever);
[X] I pick one up on my own "from time to time" (at least a few times a week);
[ ] Till my eyes bleed (everyday)!
A few favorite books (other than the Bible): Parents in Pain by John White
I am an Internet:
[ ] Refuser (hardly ever);
[X] User (I check it out usually every day, more or less);
[ ] Abuser (I’m up every night to 2am on the stupid thing!)
Favorite sites: Anything on books or auto parts. Google searches for information and driving directions
Fictional character (movies, TV, books) I most relate to and why: Mark Trail- Outdoorsman, smart, saves the day kind of guy.
Parting shot (a brief "pearl of wisdom" to anyone who thus shall readeth this thine own bio)…
In marriage: "Don’t both spat at once."