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William A. Ritter retired on June 30, 2005 after 40 years as a United Methodist minister and 12 years as senior minister of the 3200 member First United Methodist Church of Birmingham, Michigan. Additionally he served Nardin Park UMC, Newburg UMC and Dearborn, First UMC, all in Michigan. A Detroit native, Bill graduated from Albion College and Yale Divinity School. Albion College awarded him an honorary DD in 1981. While a Trustee of Albion College for 33 years, he authored a book of prayers (Prayers for Albion College). His book of sermons, Take the Dimness of My Soul Away: Healing after a Loved One’s Suicide, was released in 2004. A second book of sermons, Preaching in the Key of Life was published in 2017 and a third, On Playing the Back Nine was published in 2018 After retirement, Bill held the title of Visiting Faculty in Preaching at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina. Additionally, he served as the Executive Director of the Union Methodist Union of Greater Detroit. Bill and his wife, Kristine have traveled widely including trips to Europe, Israel, China and Africa and now live in Northville, Michigan where their daughter, Julie Hopkins, her husband Jared and children Jacob and Georgia also live. Their son, Bill Ritter, Jr., died in 1994.