Wilson Memorial Chapel at Ocean Point begins 100th year on June 25

Tue, 06/20/2017 - 9:15am

    The Rev. Charles Carrick will lead the first service of the summer season, Wilson Memorial Chapel’s 100th year, on Sunday, June 25. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.

    Rev. Carrick is a graduate of Drexel University (1984, BS computer science) and Yale Divinity School (1987, master of divinity). He is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, having served churches in Pennsylvania for over 14 years. He served as the executive director of the Hazleton Enlarged Ministry, a cooperative ministry of 14 churches in the Greater Hazleton area. In his last full-time appointment, Rev. Carrick served Conyngham, Pennsylvania, UMC for eight years.

    Rev. Carrick is in his 19th year at Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School (Kingston, Pennsylvania) serving as chaplain. He teaches AP Computer Science, Introduction to Electrical Engineering, ninth grade STEM Foundations, and STEM elective courses in Robotics, Submersibles, and Flight. Geometry, Algebra I, Algebra II, Bible, World Religions, Moral Philosophy, and Post-Apocalyptic Literature are other courses that Rev. Carrick has taught, and he continues to coach the Wyoming Seminary's boys varsity soccer team. Skiing, snowboarding, and kayaking are other sports passions.

    Rev. Carrick and his wife, Jill Clay Carrick, have a home at Farnham Point. Jill serves as STEM Associate Director at Wyoming Seminary and teaches science and computer at the Lower School.

    The Carricks have a daughter, Grace, who will be entering Wyoming Seminary's ninth grade this fall (class of 2021). Their son, Jordan, is an aerospace engineer at Moog, Inc. in Salt Lake City, Utah.