Joseph David Stinson, MDiv

I retired from the Glen Ridge Congregational Church in June of 2017 following 25 years as their minister. My wife Cyndi and I purchased a home near Keene NH just after moving to NJ and used it for a summer place. We did a lot of work on it in 2017 and '18 and now have a great retirement home. However, I seem to have flunked retirement. I teach a weekly Bible study at our church, the First Cong'l Church of Swanzey. In March of 2018, I began a 5 month stint as the Bridge Minister at the Centre Cong'l Church of Brattleboro VT until their new minister came on board. Last November I began a similar position for the First Congregational Church of Walpole NH. I will complete that work the end of April and will try to be retired again. I'm active with veterans in the Keene area, having started a social group called The Wardroom for former and retired military officers. We dine together once a month with our spouses at the local country club. We have three married children living in Cambridge MA, Austin TX, and Swanzey NH. Our youngest is living in the desert of CA east of San Diego working at a state park. I've continued to volunteer as our class agent and get to Yale once a year. I expect in 2020 we might try to do something special for our class. That will be our 45th, of course. We had a great time together in 2015 for our 40th. Would love to have more of you join us for that. All the best, David