Rev. Adam Rick has decided to leave his job as pastor at Holy Trinity Anglican Parish in order to become the college’s full time chaplain. Rick said he moved to Hillsdale in July of 2016 to take on both jobs part-time. As both ministries grew, both began to need a full time position. “After a...
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A ‘student-facing’ ministry: Chaplain Rick moves office to Union
Hillsdale College Chaplain Adam Rick moved to a new office space due to renovations in the Knorr Student Center and the need to be closer to students. Rick’s office has been relocated to the former conference room behind AJ’s Cafe in the Grewcock Student Union after his previous office, located in Knorr across from the...
Answering the call to the collar and cloth
“I got dumped by a girl,” Father Adam Rick said with a candid smile. It was the turning point in his college career that steered him towards seminary. “When you’re a junior in college, man, it’s devastating … I started to read the Bible with fresh eyes.” Now, Rick will serve as Hillsdale College’s chaplain...
‘Father Adam’ takes over after Bishop Beckwith retires
Bishop Peter Beckwith, Hillsdale College’s chaplain, retired at the end of July, honored as chaplain emeritus. Hillsdale’s new chaplain is Father Adam Rick, the new pastor at Holy Trinity Anglican Parish in Hillsdale. “I’ve had wonderful jobs in my life,” Beckwith said. “I’ve served four congregations and the diocese of Springfield, and they’ve all been...