GEORGE W. RIZOR, JR.
Pastor, Taylorstown Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
Taylorstown, Pennsylvania

Rev. Rizor is a native of Washington, PA.
He graduated from Washington High School in 1969.
He served in the United States Navy, as a photographer, from April, 1971 to April, 1975. He and his wife, Patricia, lived in the Washington, DC area for five years.
His B.A. in Psychology is from California University of Pennsylvania. He has an M.A. in Research Methodology and Statistics from the University of Pittsburgh. He has also done work on the Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology at Pitt, where he did research work at the Learning Research and Development Center.
He worked for nearly a decade as a Computer Analyst for the United States Government. He has been a Juvenile Probation Officer for the County of Washington and has been on the faculty of Community College of Allegheny County.
He currently is employed by IBM Corporation as an Advisory I/T Architect/Specialist.  He travels the world, providing training to companies who use IBM software products.
Rev. Rizor joined the Methodist Church as a youth, and came to the Christian Church(Disciples of Christ) nearly 35 years ago. He has served as a Church School teacher for many years. He has served as committee chairperson, youth group advisor, resource person for various church projects, and was the Associate Minister (Youth and Evangelism) at Fairhill Manor Christian Church, in Washington, Pa., when called to the pulpit at Clarksville Christian Church in November, 1990.
Rev. Rizor served as the pastor of Clarksville Christiian until August of 1996. At that time he resigned to accommodate more demands in his secular position. He began to provide pulpit supply, but was called to the pulpit of the Taylorstown Christian Church as their permanent part-time minister on June 15, 1997. He has conducted seminars and retreats, as well as coordinated special educational events and authored a Vacation Bible School curriculum. Rev. Rizor is a songwriter, and has written two hymns. He is also an author and and actor/director. Rev. Rizor is the creator and co-host of the DOVEWORKS radio show, which was broadcast for one and one-half years, weekly on radio station WANB. Rev. Rizor is a licensed minister, of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of the United States and Canada. He is licensed by the Pennsylvania Region of the Christian Church.
Rev. Rizor's wife, Pat, is the co-pastor of the Taylorstown Christian Church. They have twin daughters, Erin and Hannah, and a son, George, III.