Rick Stevens

Funeral Services for Pastor Rick Stevens, 53 of Dickinson will be 2:00 p. m. Saturday, February 24, 2007 at Evangelical Bible Church in Dickinson with Pastor Tim Privratsky, officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Pastor Stevens passed away Sunday, February 18, 2007 at Methodist Hospital, Rochester, MN. Visitation will be Friday, February 23, 2007 from 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. at Stevenson Funeral Home and from 5:00 to 9:00 p. m. with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p. m. at Evangelical Bible Church. Saturday visitation will be from 9:00 a. m. until one hour prior to service at the church. Rick I. Stevens was born November 3, 1953 to Shirley Stevens at Seattle, Washington. As a young child, he moved with his mother and stepfather to Juneau, Alaska where he attended junior and senior high school. He then moved to New Orleans where he enlisted into the US Army. Following his discharge, Rick returned to Juneau where he was married to Sherill Hodges on May 27, 1977. They both worked at the Juneau Childrens Home until 1978, at which time he was called into God?s Ministry. They moved to Springfield, Missouri, where he attended Evangel College and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biblical Studies in 1982. The family moved back to Juneau, where he worked as Director of Biblical Studies at the Juneau Christian School. Rick was called to Ft. Worth, Texas where he pursued his Master of Divinity Degree at Southwestern Theological Seminary. Rick accepted a Youth Pastors position in Dallas, at Southside Assembly until 1986, when he took a senior Pastors position at Lyons Assembly of God Church in Lyons, Nebraska. In 1989, Rick became the director of The Salvation Army Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Boise, Idaho for six years. Rick and the family moved to Sacramento and Auborn, California where he served as the minister and Social Service Director for the Salvation Army. In 2000, he was called and accepted the Senior Pastor position for the Evangelical Bible Church in Dickinson, North Dakota where he has ministered until failing health. Rick enjoyed reading and studying the Bible. He also enjoyed taking care of the yard and kept it in immaculate condition. Rick had a great ability for reaching out and helping people struggling with their drug and alcohol addiction. The children of Evangelical Bible held a special spot in Rick?s heart and he always cherished their love and acts of kindness. He enjoyed making people laugh. Another trait of Rick?s was the ability to select the perfect Christmas gift for his family, always coming up with the just the right thing. Rick?s most precious love was for his wife, Sherill, and his three girls, and now his grandson, Elijah He is survived by his wife, Sherill of Dickinson; three daughters, Jessica (Joshua) Sneed, of Seaside, California, Jacqueline Stevens of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Erika Stevens of Dickinson; one grandson, Elijah Sneed; his mother, Shirley Stevens, of Sturgis, Michigan; his step-parents, Doug and Virginia Stevens of New Orleans, Louisiana; and one sister, Mary Dowd of Seattle, Washington.


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Burial Date: February 24, 2007
Funeral Home Dickinson, ND

Funeral Service: Saturday, Evangelical Bible Church, Dickinson