The Rev. Dr. Bernard R. Wilson became the 35th Senior Minister of Norfield Congregational Church in September 2004. Dr. Wilson is a retired Navy Chaplain who served as The Assistant Chaplain of the Marine Corps, The Northeast Regional Director of Religious Ministries and as a Chaplain Corps Assignment Officer. He received numerous awards, medals and citations for his stellar military career. He previously served as the Executive Minister at The Riverside Church in the City of New York, and as the interim Senior Minister at Briarcliff Manor Congregational Church in New York.

Dr. Wilson served as an Adjunct Preaching Professor at The New Brunswick Theological Seminary and at the Howard University School of Divinity for Continuing Education. He is the member of the Board of Directors of the David and Dovetta Wilson Scholarship Fund, a non-profit organization he started with his eight brothers and sisters. www.WilsonFund.org. The Fund has awarded nine scholarship annually since its inception in 1990. The Wilson Family was named one of the "Families of the Year" by USA Today, "Heroes for America" by Reader's Digest and featured in the NBC/AT&T special "Images and Realities the African-American Family." Three of his siblings are in full-time ministry and his sister, The Rev. Dr. Ruby Wilson, pastors the Safe Haven United Church of Christ in Brooklyn. His brother, Commander Charles E. Wilson is an active duty chaplain. Dr. Wilson serves on the Board of Directors of Homes for the Brave, a non-profit organization providing housing and services for Veterans, the Trident Swim Foundation, an organization seeking to build community-based athletic and academic programs for inner-city students, is a member of the Nominating Board for the United Church of Christ and is a member of the Town of Weston's Veterans Affairs Committee and Weston's Caring Committee. Dr. Wilson is also the Police Chaplain for the Town of Weston.

Dr. Wilson holds advanced degrees from Morehouse College and The Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA, Union Theological Seminary in New York City, SalveRegina University in Newport, RI and holds a Doctor of Ministry from the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA.

Dr. Wilson is married to the former Nereida Torres whom he met while they both were serving in the United States Navy. They have two children, Michael Bernard Wilson, an officer in the United States Navy and Daniel Bernard Wilson, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Bernard and Nereida are the proud grandparents of Mia Jean Wilson.

revbrwilson@norfield.org