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Rev. 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 Concordia College High School in Milwaukee. Upon graduation in 1973, he attended Concordia Junior College, graduating in 1975. He enrolled at Concordia Senior College in Fort Wayne, IN, earning a Bachelors in Psychology in 1977. That same year he entered Concordia Seminary which had relocated to the Senior College campus, graduating in 1981 with a Masters of Divinity. Rev. 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 currently a senior at Ferris State Univ. in Big Rapids, MI, studying Professional Golf Management. He will be married the summer of 2008 to Julie Kushion. 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: "For some years the congregation was feeling a space pinch. In 1991, we established a steering committee to explore the prospect of expanding the facilities. We entered the capital fund campaign in 1995, but held construction to bolster support. With the majority of the needed funds on hand, the Building Committee determined to break ground in 1999. Construction was completed and the addition dedicated in 2000. Our excitement now is the restructuring of the congregation to be more flexible in meeting the spiritual and physical needs of those in our community and beyond.”
Rev. Mathews married Eunice Labbus of Antigo, WI., in 1978. They have three boys. Aaron is a middle school Social Studies teacher in Houston, TX. He and his wife Jen have 2 children, Carli and Chance. Joel, who is a high school Social Studies teacher, lives with his wife Michelle in Kansas City. They have 1 daughter, Reagan. Caleb is working for a student loan company in Lincoln, NE. He and his fiancé, Emily, are planning a summer wedding in 2010. Favorite pastime activities include working out at the YMCA, mountain biking and running. His ministry passion is teaching and leading Bible study. A Pivotal Point in his Spiritual Growth: “Throughout my DCE ministry, people had always told me that I should be a pastor. In the mid to late 1990’s, the congregation I was serving as DCE was going through a period of transition and I felt it was God nudging me to go to the seminary and be trained to preach. The experience at the seminary was helpful for me spiritually in many ways. Presently my current involvement with the Pastoral Leadership Institute is helping me to refocus and shape the ministry here at Faith Lutheran so that together we can help people both within and outside the congregation make a connection to Jesus.
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Craig Mathews 