Pastor Arthur M. Moyer

Pastor Arthur Maurice Moyer, Sr., retired Seventh Day Adventist Minister, of Tolchester, MD died on Thursday, April 4, 2013. He was 94. Pastor Moyer was born on May 26, 1918 in Washington Square, PA.; he graduated from Royersford High School in 1938. He worked at Bush’s Planing Mill under the supervision of an uncle. When the company went on strike, he left the mill and enrolled at Washington Missionary College, attending from 1939 to 1940. He later attended Atlantic Union College from 1941 to 1943 majoring in Theology. In the summers he sold Bibles and religious books in South Carolina for scholarships. On September 25, 1943, he married Virginia Nowak. Pastor Moyer was drafted to the United States Army and served 22 months during World War II. After being honorably discharged, he registered for college and resumed his studies, finishing his Bachelor of Theology degree, graduating in 1947. He was accepted into the Seminary at Washington D.C. and received his master’s degree in Theology. He and his wife traveled to Bekwai, Ghana where he was offered a job as Vice Principle and Treasurer at Bekwai Training School. He taught speech and religion and took appointments on the weekends to preach in the surrounding towns and villages. In 1955, he was transferred to Sierra Leone Mission where he was president and director of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission. They returned to Bekwai for another year. After home schooling their children, they returned back to the United States. They lived in Trenton, NJ where he was the Pastor of the Trenton Church from 1961-1965, from the years of 1965-1983 he pastored churches in Springfield MA, Baltimore, Rock Hall, Chestertown, and Laurel, MD. He also served as an Associate Pastor at Takoma Park church. During those 18 years he was called on to be a missionary in Beirut Lebanon. He and his wife retired in 1983 and moved to Tolchester, MD. In addition to his wife of 69 years, he is survived by two sons, William E. Moyer of Ridgely, MD and Arthur M. Moyer, II of Grasonville, MD; five grandchildren, Jason Moyer, William E. Moyer, Jr., Kristen Bowman and husband, James, Megan Crutchley, and Heather Moyer, and ten great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 1:00 pm at Chestertown Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Pastor Arthur M. Moyer

May 26, 1918 - April 4, 2013