Bro. Ricky Reece is passionate about Serving God and others. He is committed to preaching God’s word, studying God’s word and reaching others with God’s word. He has a real calling to reach the community for Christ.
One of his favorite Bible verses is Matthew 22:36-40...
“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thou soul, and with all their mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like unto it; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and Prophets.”
Ricky is originally from Charleston, Ms. He graduated from University of Mississippi in 1981, with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering. He worked in that field for over 20 years. He started preaching in 2004, after receiving his Masters in Christian Education from Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Ms.
While in North Mississippi, Ricky Pastored 6 churches (2-3 point charges) He was also very active with the Emmaus community. While in the Greenwood district, he helped mentor three people to pursue becoming a pastor. All three are now serving as local pastors in that district. Here on the coast, he serves as Emergency Disaster Relief Communications Coordinator, he is on the board at Seashore United Methodist Assembly, and on the South Mississippi Emmaus Board.
Bro. Ricky and his wife, Maggie recently celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary. They are honored to share a combined family of 4 grown children and two adorable grand children. They have been at Nugent since July of 2017.
Both Ricky and Maggie feel very strongly that they were God called to Nugent UMC for a season. They are excited to see what God will do during this season!!
One of his favorite Bible verses is Matthew 22:36-40...
“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thou soul, and with all their mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like unto it; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and Prophets.”
Ricky is originally from Charleston, Ms. He graduated from University of Mississippi in 1981, with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering. He worked in that field for over 20 years. He started preaching in 2004, after receiving his Masters in Christian Education from Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Ms.
While in North Mississippi, Ricky Pastored 6 churches (2-3 point charges) He was also very active with the Emmaus community. While in the Greenwood district, he helped mentor three people to pursue becoming a pastor. All three are now serving as local pastors in that district. Here on the coast, he serves as Emergency Disaster Relief Communications Coordinator, he is on the board at Seashore United Methodist Assembly, and on the South Mississippi Emmaus Board.
Bro. Ricky and his wife, Maggie recently celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary. They are honored to share a combined family of 4 grown children and two adorable grand children. They have been at Nugent since July of 2017.
Both Ricky and Maggie feel very strongly that they were God called to Nugent UMC for a season. They are excited to see what God will do during this season!!