David L. Hicks

David Lee Hicks (born 1963) is an American Anglican bishop. He was bishop coadjutor in the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic of the Reformed Episcopal Church, from 2005 to 2008 and served as bishop ordinary from 2008 to 2019. He had been also a bishop of the Anglican Church in North America, since the Reformed Episcopal Church was one of the founding bodies that joined at its inception, beginning in 2009. He also served as president and chancellor of the Reformed Episcopal Seminary as well as on various committees.

He currently serves as rector of St. Peter's Anglican Church in Butler, PA within the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Personal life Hicks is married to Lisa Hicks. They have three grown children.

Education Alma Mater – Pennsville Christian Academy, Pennsville, New Jersey Bachelor of Biblical Studies [BBS] – Valley Forge Christian College, Phoenixville, PA (1984) Master's in Arts of Religion – Biblical Studies [MAR – Biblical Studies] – Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA (1986) Master of Sacred Theology – New Testament [STM] – Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA (1999) Doctor of Philosophy – Hermeneutics [Ph.D.] – Westminster Theological Seminary (2016) Doctor of Divinity [D.D.] (honorary) – Theological Commission of the Reformed Episcopal Church Sommerville, South Carolina (2008) Additional studies: Institute of Holy Land Studies: Jerusalem, Israel (1986) AND Widener University School of Law (1990).

Early life and ministry Hicks was born in Salem, New Jersey and was baptised at Salem United Presbyterian Church. "He was raised in a Christian family, and from the that he could read, he evidenced a deep love of the Scriptures" where he "dedicated himself" studying Scriptures in their original languages seeking to teach at either Bible College or a Seminary.

During the time that spanned Hicks's confirmation, to him serving as vicar and then rector of Christ Church; he also a legislative aide to New Jersey Assemblyman Jack Collins, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. While working in politics as a legislative aide, Hicks was able to "strengthen administrative and personnel skills, which [would become a] tremendous use to him at a later point in life." R. Charles Gillin, who served as Bishop Suffragan under Hicks, eventually was nominated and succeeded Hicks as Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

Teaching career Hicks has taught philosophy at Camden County College. He currently assists homeschooled children in his parish with Greek and other subjects during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Committee work He has served on the following committees: Chairman of the Diocesan, Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, Nominations Committee Standing Committee for the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Board of Examining Chaplains for the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic The Evangelism, Church Growth, and Development Committee for the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic The Bassinger Home Fund Committee Spiritual Growth and Nurture Committee Denominational Interchurch Relations Committee Nominations Committee Standing Liturgical Commission Prayer Book and Common Liturgy Task Force for the Anglican Church in North America Holy Orders Task Force for the Anglican Church in North America

Published works Hicks's doctoral dissertation is published and on file at the library at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary.