A special tribute to late activist, innovator and Pastor.
Gospel Jubilee
April 22, 2012 at 5pm

Dr. Dix was born April 1, 1929 in Deland, Florida. At the age of 5, she and her parents moved to Washington D.C. where Dr. Dix was educated. As a member of Second Baptist Church she accepted the call of Jesus Christ to the Ministry of Christianity and in 1947, she met her beloved husband, the late Pastor Eugene W. Dix. In 1952, Dr. Dix and her family relocated to Schenectady, NY and became members of Morning Star Church of God in Christ under the late Dr. Elder Harris.

In 1954, Georgetta and Eugene Dix became certified foster and adoptive parents. Numerous children came to their home; some are still active in the church and community.

A trailblazer in Schenectady, Dr. Dix saw the need to help young people. Her caregiving passions included child care, infants, foster care and adoption, bringing awareness to the needs of Schenectady children and families. She co-authored with her husband "Something to believe in."  Even through the tough times of the 1950s and 60s she maintained her good, loving, caring, and giving heart.

Dr. Dix was one of the most profound spiritual leaders and community activist of the era. In May of 1955, along with her husband, they founded Refreshing Springs Church of God In Christ at 317 Layfayette Street, with progression Refreshing Springs moved to 30 Steuben Street. In 1965, 30 Steuben Street is where reputable Refreshing Springs Child Day Care Center was founded. The center was certified in 1966. The center is were many single parents and low income families were able to attend college, training schools and obtain better employment. With the help of Dr. Dix and the Refreshing Spring Child Day Care Center countless families were able to become free of welfare. Dr. Dix set the bar high for child care in the area. Refreshing Springs Child Day Center opened at 6:30am, provided transportation to and from the center and served delicious hot meals every day. Dr. Dix believed that “A well fed child is a happy child”. One of her sayings was “Children are God’s Natural Resource”. In 1970, Dr. Dix and Refreshing Springs Child Day Care Center became part of the Congressional record.

In 1968, Dr. Dix became a Certified Infant Nurse from Columbia University. Through 1971 Dr. Dix was a social worker in the inner city schools, serving as a liaison between African-American parents, teachers and principals. Dr. Dix was an enormous help in solving tribulations and disturbances at Mont Pleasant High School in the 1970s, she encouraged parents to love their child no matter what. Dr. Dix served as the supervisor of the inner city elementary lunch program. She would stand on the corners of Delamont Avenue and Craig Streets in the Hamilton Hill section of Schenectady handing out quarters to children on their way to school so they would be able to pay to eat lunch at school. She loved the city of Schenectady, especially the children.

Dr. Dix ministered to all people; she let her light shine in everything she was involved in. The lord called Dr. Dix to teach and preach “to cry loud and spare not” – Isaiah 58:1. She went out and did just that, sought out to seek and save that which was lost. Pastor Dix’s emphasis on the need for spiritual growth and development through the teaching of God’s Word, she ran many revivals up and down the East Coast. 

Dr. Dix served on several boards and committees with three Schenectady mayors, served on Judge Grisel’s committee to help teenagers, and many daycare councils. She was an advocate for Schenectady Community Action Program (SCAP), she knew how important it would be for Schenectady, she lobbied several times at the capitol in Albany on behalf of day care centers. Dr. Dix in her spirit of helping, ministered to people in recovery, advocating for help for recovering addicts, Refreshing Springs Church of God in Christ was one of the first churches in the city to host N.A. meetings. She lived by the word of God and wore her faith on her sleeve.

Dr. Dix is the angel of Schenectady, all children, families and fellow citizens of Schenectady touched by her will remember her teaching "love."