Alvarado, Texas – The Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists’ Executive Committee members elected Richard C. Dye, Sr., M.Div., as Property Development director for the Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in Alvarado, Texas, during a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Dye will assume the position on August 1, 2026.
Previously under the Treasury department, Property Development is a new department created and voted on during the regular in-person executive committee meeting on Thursday, June 25, 2026. It will oversee all properties registered under the Texas Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, including Texas Conference churches and schools, the Adventist Book Center, Adventist Community Services, Lake Whitney Ranch, Transportation, and the main conference office building. All property transactions are voted on by the Texas Conference Association board.
Dye has worked for the Seventh-day Adventist Church for more than 40 years in administration, education, evangelism, ministry, and pastoral ministry in five different conferences, including Texas, Oklahoma, Texico, Iowa-Missouri, and Kansas-Nebraska. He currently serves as the district pastor for the Longview and Jefferson Central Seventh-day Adventist churches in Texas.
“Richard is very familiar with conference operations and understands the importance of ensuring our properties are cared for,” said Ismael A. Castillo, Ph.D., Texas Conference president. “Having a pastor’s heart and an administrative mind will be an asset as he works with our church and school leaders to care for, renovate, purchase, or sell their properties.”
Dye is a Doctor of Ministry candidate at Andrews University Theological Seminary in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He earned his Master of Divinity from the same institution and completed his Bachelor of Arts in Theology at Union College (now Union Adventist University) in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Other responsibilities for the position include ensuring that all properties adhere to applicable policies, regulations, and compliance standards. In addition, the Property Development director will work with the treasurer/CFO, the association secretary, and local entities to verify that properties are safe, functional, and in a visually appealing condition.
–Texas Conference Public Relations
