Rev. Bill Plautz
Pastor Bill Plautz was born in
Wausau, WI, on June 21, 1955. He attended Lutheran elementary
schools for eight years. Telling his parents at the age of six that
he wanted to be a pastor, he entered the ministerial preparatory
high school and Concordia Junior College in Milwaukee. Upon
graduation in 1973, he attended its college and graduated in 1975.
He enrolled at Concordia Senior College in Fort Wayne, IN, earning a
Bachelor of Psychology degree in 1977. That same year he entered
Concordia Seminary which had relocated to the Senior College campus
from Springfield, Illinois, and graduated in 1981 with a Masters of
Divinity.
Pastor Plautz married Rosemary
Bernhardt at Trinity Lutheran Church, Freistadt, WI in 1977. They
have two children. Daughter, Allison, lives in Rock Falls, WI, with
her husband Joe and son Brecken. Their son Chris is married to
Julie and for now they call southern California home.
His favorite pastimes include
golf and bow hunting. His favorite work passion is preaching the
good news of what God has done for this world in Jesus.
A Pivotal Point in His Ministry:
"About three years ago we began a journey of restructuring the
congregation to be more flexible and responsive to the needs of the
congregation and community. We implemented a new constitution and
bylaws to help us accomplish this. We now are in the process of
asking ourselves the question: ‘What will it take for Faith
Lutheran to be relevant in the 21st century community of
Chippewa Falls and beyond?’ We want to be doing what God is seeking
to do through us as a body of those who confess faith in Jesus
Christ as Savior and Lord.”
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