Background
Stites, Ray Dean was born on October 13, 1946 in Herington, Kansas, United States. Son of George Darby and Edna Myrtle (Anderson) Stites.
Stites, Ray Dean was born on October 13, 1946 in Herington, Kansas, United States. Son of George Darby and Edna Myrtle (Anderson) Stites.
Bachelor, Manhattan Christian College, Manhattan, Kansas, 1968. Master of Divinity, Emmanuel School Religion, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1974.
Minister Bozoo (West Virginia) Christian Church, 1968-1972. Minister Center Christian Church, Richardson, Texas, 1972-1978, First Christian Church, Abilene, Kansas, 1979-1988, Newton (Kansas) Christian Church, 1988-1991. President Nebraska Christian College, Norfolk, since 1991.
Instructor Church History, Dallas Christian College, 1974-1976. President North Texas Evangelizing Association, 1975-1977, Manhattan Christian College Alumni Association, 1983-1985, Christian Evangelizing Association of Kansas, 1987-1989, 91, Kansas Christian Convention, 1989.
Board directors Abilene United Way, 1981-1984. Member Dickinson County Health Department Advisory Board, 1983-1988, Dickinson County Council on Aging, 1984-1988. President Abilene Optimist Club, 1983-1984.
Married Merelyn Kay Rich, September 2, 1966. Children: Ross Mitchell, Britain Darby.