William C. Lenz

Hi Bill. Others are trying to erase your work & ministry. Though imperfect, Christ's work through you was impactful. Proud to be included with the Character Development team through several seasons. Not forgotten. Not overlooked. Forever cherished.

Even as a very young man, Bill was always a kindhearted old soul. Thinking of him on the anniversary of his passing, I am deeply saddened that he left this life too soon. I am grateful to have known him.

After 3 years Pastor Bill is still loved and missed. I think of him so often. He was such a blessing to all who knew him. Lenz family you are in our thoughts and prayers, especially as the holidays season is once again upon us. Blessings to you all.

I will never forget how Bill touched me and others with his kind heart and soul with the light of Christ. He will always be missed. Depression is even more present in this pandemic. Reach out to others if you see signs.

Even two years out, his face and words come to my mind.
Satan is alive and well....working hard to keep us from spreading good will on earth. The Word is Truth; embrace and cling to it with all that is in you. Bill would surely agree.

Dear Bob, i just heard today about bill, March 12, i am so sorry & saddened by this news

L ove u much!Joshua & Jacob30 years old, expecting to be a grandma soon!peace & love to u!

My sympathies to the family and the extended family. My heart sank and I grieved from the depths of my soul as I read about Pastor Bill's passing. I couldn't imagine the grief that all of you must feel at this time. I believe that I share the sentiments of many, as I believe, there is no one that can touch our hearts, with words from the throne room of our Heavenly Father, the way that Pastor Bill did for all of us. Pastor Bill was and is a gift to all of us. I have saved his sermon messages as I still reflect on them... as I continue on life's journey. I, too have struggled to find a parish and leader who is honest, filled with spiritual understanding, has a heart for the Lord, listens to hear our Father's voice to instruct us, and most of all has shown us how to accept the sinner but not the sin, extending forgiveness and mercy, kindness and grace but still showing that God is a Holy God. This is a picture of how our Savior is with all of us. I am so grateful that I was blessed to see what a true leader looks like. I am sad, as I have not yet found this in any other minister. Healing will take place for all of us, in time, with the Holy Spirit who will comfort us. Daily, I will lift Pastor Bill's family in prayer ...may you find rest and peace in the Holy Spirit.

About 20 years ago, I moved into the Appleton area and stopped at the old Hardware store church. I heard Bill preach and I was hooked. I am thankful for Bill and CTR church and what they offered in my time of need and growth. I learned today of Bill's death. I don't live in the area any longer. I have been to other churches and there has not been another pastor that has moved me the way Bill did. Bill was humble, honest and real. My deepest sympathies to the Lentz Family. May you find Peace.

When we were searching for a church, and tried CTR, it immediately became evident our search was over. Bill and the whole Lenz family provided the backdrop for our spiritual life. God blessed CTR and its outreach was felt far and wide. Now we are saddened and shocked by this loss, and sit silent before our Lord, who has promised never to leave us or forsake us. I know Bill would want us all to go on with our lives being used to praise and glorify the Lord. Pastor Bill certainly worked by his own blueprint; our challenge is to fulfill God's will in our own lives.

My deepest sympathies for you in this time of sorrow, Blessings!

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Dear Lenz family,
I served on the USCGC Duane with Bill and he was mainly instrumental in my coming to Christ. I would not have survived my lifestyle very long if Bill had not intervened with his inexhaustible encouragement and brotherly love. Often I would come up from the boiler room to find a note on my bunk that said "Thanks for being a brother" or some other short expression of Christ's love for each of us.
I will pray for your family every time I think of Bill and that will be very often.
So Sorry for your loss and our loss.
God Bless you all.

My heart is broken. We hadnt seen or even spoken to Pastor Bill in years but when we heard the sad, sad news, we cried. Bill was probably the best pastor weve ever had, and because weve had to move often, weve had quite a few pastors. His integrity, honesty and humility will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN! We love you dearly, Bill! And Janet, we love you, are grieving with and for you, and wish we could be there for you. We are praying for your entire family.
Praise God our Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord, WE WILL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN, and rejoice together in His Presence forever!
As former members of Christ the Rock, we are standing with you all!

Dear Janet, Bob and the entire Lenz family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. We so loved Bill.So many wonderful memories. Bill touched the hearts, souls and spirits of so many. Know that we will continue to keep you in our prayers. Love and God Bless, Don and Susie

You will be missed Bill, condolences to Janet, Ben, Nathan and Seth. In Christ Joe and Carolyn Aleven, Brownsville Texas.

Janet, boys & the rest of Your family. My heart is breaking for you. Three years ago Paul & I were on vacation when we got the call telling us our 20 yr. old son had taken his life. I'm sure you can figure out who called us on our way home. Yes Bill. He prayed with us while we sat on the side of the road somewhere in Texas still in shock.

In the future There will be times when you are mad, sad, & glad. You'll Be mad at him for doing this, yelling why? You will be sad because you miss him so much your heart breaks. Then there will be times when you will be glad. He is in heaven! He is singing, dancing and praising the Lord. Remember all the good times and the legacy he left. He loved well. So many lives have been changed because of him.

I too suffer from depression. There are times when you are so low you aren't thinking straight. You just want the pain to stop.

I close with these words. Faith, hope & love. May your faith comfort you, hope encourage you and love surround you.

Your in our thoughts and prayers.

Dear Lenz Family. Your family in Lisbon, Portugal is prayerfully alongside you. We will rejoice around the table yet again. May Grace continue to abound in, around and through you!
With Love, Ana and Paulo

Dear Janet, Ben, Nate, Seth and family, We send our heartfelt condolences to you all. We have been so blessed by your family. We weep with you, we rejoice with you and we remember a life well lived with you. We are forever changed for good by Christ in you and our dear brother Bill. Keep fishing for the Glory of the Kingdom of God. You are preciously remembered in our hearts and prayers. Bill's life-giving encouragement and many hours afield together in Alaska and Canada are dearly treasured. I remember his tearful prayers for his family and church community, his hopeful outlook on life, and his practical call to genuine authentic living in Christ. Much love.

Bill had such a kind disposition and pleasant smile. He will not be forgotten for his big heart and generosity through and by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. A true man of faith that is now at home and at peace.

Dear Ethel & Lens Family , My heart breaks for your loss. Two of the finest Pastors Bill and Art are now in heaven, ready to greet us when we go home. You are in my thoughts and Prayers. Jeff Kaster Green Bay, Wi

Rest in peace bill you were a true uplifting in my and my families life we loved hearing you preach at church services you were always there for anyone in time of need you will be truly missed my condolences to your family!

Bill was the one who offered prayers and advice during a very difficult season of life. I had never met him previously but he called and offered support. I thought, "I need to meet this guy." We had been friends ever since then...over 30 years. My wife and I have the deepest respect for Bill and his family. We will miss his birthday, Christmas, and anniversary greetings...and deep friendship. May God grant Janet, Bob, Jim, Lois and all of your families the strength to make it through these difficult days. The world has lost one of its finest people.
Pastor Steve and Jackie Schroepfer

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

I'm very sorry.

I have never met Bill, but know numerous people who's life has been changed through Bill introducing them to Jesus Christ, helped them seek and develop a relationship with Him, and has been then for them. Let his devotion and love for the Lord be a constant encouragement to us all. My heart goes out to his family and his whole church family. Depression is not something you can 'snap' or talk yourself out of. It is so real. No different than cancer or diabetes. Keep loving on each other! Jeni Spangenberg

Dear Lenz Family. I was truly saddened to learn of the passing of Bill. I had the pleasure of coaching Bill, along with his brothers, in football at Little Chute High School. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Mike Baye

Dear family....this is but a temporary loss because you didn't lose him you know exactly where he is!
A man so passionate for Christ. Enjoyed the way that he would get so excited when preaching and declaring God's word.

See you in Heaven Pastor Bill. You and the LORD are the main reason I will be there. Thank you LORD for your servant Bill Lenz

May the GOD of all comfort bring peace to the entire Lenz family and Christ the rock church . Bill is in The precious hands of JESUS and HE will never let go. Nothing can ever separate us from the love of GOD which is in CHRIST JESUS our LORD!

May the holy Spirit through Yahshua provide healing and peace during this difficult time.

Dear Janet, Ben, Nate, Seth and family,

Our hearts grieve your loss. In our deep, deep sorrow we know our brother Bill is at Peace with sweet Jesus! And we thank the Lord for the time he was with us!

What can we say ?

The lyrics of If I Could Just Sit With You A While" reverberate through my soul. Praying, Father in the Name of Jesus ...

Grace and Peace
Bill and Sue Wanasek

Janet & family, we were heart-broken to hear the news of Bill's passing. He was always such an encouragement and blessing to us. You always felt that Bill loved people, which is a big part of how God used him in so many lives. May the Lord's comfort and grace lift you and carry you when you can't carry yourselves. Our hearts are with you.

My heart breaks for this family and this community of Believers! I pray that Jesus Himself would help you find peace and solace through this most difficult time!

In Him,
Another brother in Jesus Christ!

My heart is broken over the loss of pastor Bill. I would drive from Stevens Point to the old church in downtown Appleton to hear him preach. I remember when he married my brother Alan and Mary Rockman. He will be missed very much.

May God be with your precious family & church!
We are praying for peace that passeth all understanding!
Pastor Denver & Daleona Shelton, Durham NC

Bill and Solid Rock have been my inspiration since 1982.He is one of my greatest influences to become a minister myself and to follow his his example and hear the calling of Christ.We all will dearly miss him,The world has lost such a great and wonderful individual.May Jesus give comfort to you all.

Unforgettable..kind. And loves,his family..a loss for many that had the honor of knowing. Bill,and The Lenz family.

I never met him or his family, but he appeared to be a wonderful Christian. I lifted his precious family in prayer. I am truly sorry for your loss

I met Bill in 1982 where I met my soon to be husband Steve Kohler.Bill's ready smile and transparent sermons were truly life inspiring. I now live in Prescott Arizona and despite this the news of Bill's death hit me hard. My condoleces to the family especially his brother Bob where we used to attend Bible studies and his children grandchildren and church. There is hope for depression I know I found it after two long years of suicide attempts and finally am feeling really good.
Blessings to all.
Love Martha Meighan

When I started to attend CTR in 2009 Pastor Bill was one of the first to welcome my family and every Sunday after was either a hello, where he greeted everyone he could as we entered the sanctuary, or a hug when he would come up the isle to take his seat. If he was talking he'd reach out and wave. Never felt over looked and always could approach him and talk life or just say thank you. So loving, even my kids would hug him or approach him with questions. I loved watching him worship the Lord, it was like he would use all his might. I made it a point that if he stood during worship, I'd follow!
My heart breaks that he had to endure whatever he did these past few months. Nothing could, would or ever will dampen my respect and love for him or the gratefulness in how the Lord used him in my life personally and with thousands! I'm thankful and honored to have taken Character Development and to hear him all those months share at such a personal level. I'll always remember his words to me, "fight for your marriage"! He was my friend, brother-in-Lord and Pastor! He's at rest and another person I'm excited to see when the Lord calls me home!
Prayers continually for the Lenz family!

Bill walked with me, held my hand, through the darkest days of my life. He taught me a lot about believing God is good even when very bad things happen. His counsel is helping me even now to deal with this, when I have questions that God is not obliged to answer. Janet I am sorry for your loss - so sorry you have this incredible challenge. Ben, Nate and Seth. Your Dad was proud of you and for good reason. I am so sorry you and your families have to walk through this fire. I am praying for your comfort, for peace that passes understanding, and for the kind of expanded blessing that Elisha got from Elijah to see even greater things done for the Kingdom through your lives. I know your Dad wishes that for you and I am inclined to think our Lord will carry it out.

Our lives will never be the same without Bill! My many prayers go out to his family and our church family!! God Bless you ALL!!

Thoughts and prayers to Bill's family, friends and parishioners as they grieve the loss of a great man. Bill has finally found the peace he has been looking for, for the past months. Counseling others can become overwhelming and finally takes a toll on one's own emotional wellbeing. He is with all of you in Spirit each and every day, until you meet again. God's blessings~ Pastor Linda P.

I didn't know Pastor Lenz but my heart is saddened by this tragic news. What an awesome legacy he left behind ~ loving Jesus, ministering the love and life of Christ as he pastored his church for so many years and fulfilled his destiny. I'm so sorry that his life was stolen before his time.I am lifting up you his family and church family ~ that the peace that passes all understanding will take hold of your hearts and minds. I pray you focus on all the wonderful memories you have. I also pray that even in the midst of this tragedy, you can find joy and strength in Christ who has already made provision through the cross. Kindly,Michaja TateCedar Park, Texas

I remember like yesterday Bill standing in a small boat preaching from it on the CTR property. My baptism in Lake Poygen behind the Lenz family cabin ...another memory so precious and forever life-changing. Thank you.

John and I have been blessed by hundreds of Bill's phenomenal messages at CTR. We will forever be grateful for the relatable way he presented the Truth of Scripture. Our hearts break for the Lenz family. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
RIP Bill....
Vicky & John Parks

Thank you God for putting Bill Lenz in my path to assist me in finding my spiritual way through the darkest times of my life in 1995 Bill had given me hope, strength and shared his love of Jesus with me to help me overcome the grips of Alcoholism. Again in 1999 with accepting the death of my Father. Shortly after that we shared the loss of a Parent with the death of his Mother Janice. Through dark times as well as happy times you were a good friend. Thank you for being apart of my life and walk with Jesus. An everlasting bond that will continue. Until we meet again may you Rest In Peace. God has your pain now. Sincerely Joseph Penterman Jr

I was a classmate of Bill's and moved away from Little Chute for many years. When I returned I was blessed to see the transformation in Bill and amazed by the inspirational, thoughtful man he had become. He had an amazing ability to make the Bible relevant and listening to him speak many Sunday's saw me through a sad time in my life. I wish I'd told him how much the words he said lifted my heart. I have since moved away but stop at CTR from time to time when in the Valley just to hear him. He will be greatly missed. And I can only hope and pray that he has found peace. I am so sorry for your loss and hope your faith will sustain you.

Bill was my Pastor at the time I gave life to Christ. He was always so fun to be around and always talked about God's wonderful love. I will miss him and am praying for his family, his wife Janet and children. May God's peace envelop you during this time.

My condolences to all.
I have been touched over the years by many of his messages.
I lost my brother on Thanksgiving Day, so wasn't aware of this loss.
My heart hurts for all.
Love and prayers

Dear Janet, Ben, Nate, Seth and family,
Sending my love in this dark time. This is an unbearable thing to survive through. Naomi, Caleb, Levi, Leah & I will not stop praying for healing to your broken hearts as only He can do. Jesus will use this & turn it to bring many more to see Jesus clearly. That's who Bill was! From the days of leading worship with you, Janet, at The Salvation Army blg, living in your basemt, Bill marrying me & Craig, Bill has been a spiritual Father to me. Please remember, you are not alone.

Joe and I have so many memories especially Bill's sense of humor. God's blessing on you all

Joe n Carolyn Aleven

So sorry for your loss Janet, Ben, Seth, and Nate. Covering your family in prayer.

Dean and Kelly Goodman

Janet & all the extended family (both through birth and through faith in Christ) I am saddened to hear of Bill's death. I pray for God's comfort and strength, and I know that even in this, God can use it to bring others to Him. We don't always understand why things happen, but God can and will work miracles through this.

Dear Bill - - -

May your soul rest in peace. I thank you for all that you had done to help me in my return to Our Lord.
Hope to offer you a better appreciation someday. Memory Eternal!

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We are deeply pained and words cannot express the sorrow we feel. Our sincere condolences!

We are so very sorry for your loss. Bill was a wonderful man and loved by all who met him. His love for Jesus shined in all he did and in all the lives he touched. May the Lord surround Bills family and the CTR family with His love, peace and comfort knowing he is with His King. Until we meet again. Rest In Peace Pastor Bill.

I am so sorry for your lost. I remember how nice Bill was when visiting CTR the times I have.

Our deep sympathy on Bill's passing, now in the care of Jesus Christ! I do know this - - there will be more fish for me to catch on Lake Poygan; yet Bill Lenz really WAS the true fishermen, a fisher of men.

Ron Seibel
Pine Lane (East Tustin)

My heart breaks for the sorrow and loss the Lenz family and the Christ the Rock Church family is experiencing.
It was Bill's messages that brought me back to Christ over 15 years ago, and I will never forget that. Bill's love of Christ and His word truly guided him throughout his life. Bill's messages showed me how to love again because that's God's will for each of us, to love one another.
I pray we can all celebrate how Bill continually demonstrated how to love our Savior and one another. I pray that we can each carry on this mission and lead this effort by his example.
I also pray that God holds each family member close throughout the days to come and provide peace, love and grace, along with the ability to celebrate Bill's life, in Jesus' name Amen.

To the entire Lenz family, I know what a huge hole this has left in your hearts! Bill was very much loved by you all! My deepest sympathy and prayers to you during this very difficult time.

Janet, Ben, Nate. Seth and all your family. Bob & Carol, Lois, Jim and your families.

Jerry & I send our deepest sympathy in the loss of Bill. He truly was an inspiration and teacher of Jesus. "PRAISE GOD" May God bless you in a special way as you give him back to his Creator.

Jerry & Pauline De Groot

Be at peace dear soldier of Jesus. Your fingerprints remain on our lives forever. Janet and boys...we will love you through this. With sympathy...

There will never be another; WILLIAM (Bill) LENZ. He was instrumental; in my salvation. He and others; He went out of his way; to make a way for me to attend a NICKY CRUZ, concert, or gathering, in Green Bay. He came, himself and pick my two kids and I up, he was living in Little Chute, and came to Appleton for me, when we got back to the bus going to Green Bay, there was no more room in the bus; so my kids and I rode with him to the concert. He also joined those of us who went street witnessing in down town Appleton. I believe he was with us with his brother BOB, when we went to Milwaukee outreach, back in the mid eighties. . It sure was a shock when my sister in the Lord; called me on Tuesday and told me. and I cried; "oh no; bill this isn't the way to solve things, your love for Jesus, is so strong; why didn't you call on him? he would have come to your aid." this man is going to be missed a lot, and remembered by many for some time to come.

My sincere sympathy to the entire Lenz family and his devoted followers. Such a devastating shock. I will continue to keep you in my prayers as you try to move on past this sad time.

In this tragic event Bill has hopefully awakened many people to an overlooked truth. As one who works for the church, I realize that people believe we lead a charmed life, always happy and filled with the love of God, always eager to share the faith, always compassionately there for others in their times of need. However our hearts are also fragile, and at times our burdens are great. Each time you think of Bill, pray for all who are Church Ministers in their respective faith. My thanks to Bill's Family and CTR for being so honest about Bill's story. He has left us a holy legacy.

Dear Janet, Ben, Nate, Seth and family,
There are no words to express the sorrow in your hearts. You can barely think how you will ever feel normal again. While we can be happy that Bill is with Jesus now, your loss here on earth is great. Our lives are forever changed by death and while there is no way to erase this terrible pain right now, our church family will be here for you. Thank you for sharing your husband and father with all of us.
Sending my love to all of you.

We the Beach's had a serious car accident in 1981, Bill was there for us even before he started his ministers, he prayed for us at the home of our parents, which he was invited for brunch that day, truly his prayers helped, I never got the chance to meet him, long story, but I will always remember how helpful he was to the family, God Bless him, I lost my husband to suicide also and Bill is right don't fight it alone seek help. God Bless the family.

Pastor Bill was a living testament to our Lord Jesus Christ, a man who touched so many lives. His passing is so tragic, may he rest in peace now cradled in the arms of his Father. Condolences to all his family and to CTR.

Beautiful tribute. Bill will be missed by so many. A true messenger of our Lord. May his star shine bright and his legacy continue on. Love you my friend

Sincere sympathy to the entire family.Thank you for sharing Bill with us in a manner of loss for words to express what a gift he was to anyone fortunate enough to know him or hear him speak the word of our Lord.,May all of us obey his teaching and take 1 day out of the week like the Lord commanded to rest .Thank You Bill you are in heaven but your guidence will be with us till we meet again.

Will be dearly missed. Such a impact on my familys life u had. Always in our hearts

This was beautifully written. I apologize for my intrusion but I felt a connection with this person and from what was written, he sounds a lot like me and like someone I would have liked to know. It hurts my heart when truly beautiful and good people are taken from this earth far too soon. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and I hope that his love continues to live on and continues to touch lives.

Bill Lenz will be forever fondly remembered in Joe DaCosta s life, as well as mine. Our deepest condolences as there are no words to express his premature loss here on earth. And as Bill always professed , that is, the hope of Christ for all the people that he met along, so, we too, are keeping that same very hope will bring one day us together in heaven under the presence of God.
May the Lord s peace be will all of the Lenz family at this critical time. Our prayers and thoughts for the Lenz family.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe DaCosta, Madeira Islands, Portugal

Jesus Used Pastor Bill To Give Us An Eternal Perspective...
Praying...The Lord's Will Be Done...

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What a beautiful written tribute. My heart goes out to Bill's family & friends. I live in Kenosha WI and attend Christ the Rock while visiting my daughter & her family in Sherwood. Not long ago I attended when Janet spoke about the shepherd & his sheep - so precious. I will keep you all in my prayers. God is our strongest support & comfort in times of need. He will keep you.

Our hearts grieve with you, I haven't seen Bill much lately but whenever I did it was a pleasure. Always kind and friendly for starters!! I have heard a couple of his sermons and they have blessed me. I know your grief of losing a dad and a grandpa to my kids unexpectedly and I'm so so sorry.... Tuck your memories in your heart so tight, you WILL see him again!

Like so many others, Bill touched my life in countless ways. The kind-hearted father of a great friend, a biblical travel guide while touring Israel, and a teacher to all. The words he spoke resonate deep inside you, making even the most empty of hearts feel full. I pray this light shines on, as Bill's legacy lives on inside us all.

Like so many others, Bill touched my life in countless ways. The kind-hearted father of a great friend, a biblical travel guide while touring Israel, and a teacher to all. The words he spoke resonate deep inside you, making even the most empty of hearts feel full. I pray this light shines on, as Bill's legacy lives on inside us all.

Bill's teachings always felt like he had me in mind when he wrote them. I never left church without a sense of joy, compassion, acceptance or conviction. I always admired his honesty and obedience to the calling God placed on his life. He will be missed by so many but may the memories eventually replace the grief. Deepest sympathies to Janet and family.

So incredibly sorry for your loss. Christ the Rock and all involved are pillars in this community because of this lovely man. May his legacy continue forward in God's love.

Rest In Peace in the Lord's lap kind soul.

I cannot begin to express just how deeply sorry I am for ALL of the Lenz family. Although I truly am having trouble wrapping my mind around all of this, I KNOW that Bill and every family member that I know deeply love our Lord. PLEASE "stay the course" as Jim used to tell me. Hold tight to the love of God right now. You are all going to need one another. I just really pray for the peace that passes understanding on each of you. Right now, you are looking at the mirror darkly. Someday, when you see Bill again, and you see him standing with Jesus, it will be joyful again. Right now, my heart is just broken for all of you. I will always hold much love for ALL of the Lenz family.

I don't know what to say, and I don't know how to pray, but I know God wants me to say something. While it is hard to accept that this would happen to Bill, I have experienced the struggles with depression through family, friends, and my own life.

Often people who love the most, care the most, and give the most also struggle the most with depression. A life filled with goodness cannot be discounted because of a lapse in dealing with depression. Jesus struggled with the most extreme depression in the Garden of Gethsemane before his death and knows what Bill went through. Bill is in the hands of the one who came to help us with our illnesses and weaknesses, and who died to save us.

May God comfort Bill's family, friends, and community.

I have heard such wonderful things of this man and the church there. I truly admire your words reaching out in hope and honesty to those who suffer depression. May God bless and encourage your walk now without Bill on this earth. You are not alone.

Shawn and I are so deeply sorry for your profound loss Janet, Ben, Nate and Seth. Also grieving with you Bob and Jim as well as the wives of the boys and your wives and his many grandchildren.
Bill lived his life well and eternity is different because of his investment and you were all a huge part of his running the race well, you helped to form his legacy.
I'm sorry these past months have been so unbearably dark for him and for you as you battled with him in the darkness.
I rejoice that someday we will all sit together at table, and laugh, and catch up, and praise our Jesus, the Faithful and True, the Alpha and Omega, the Lion and the Lamb, the lover of our souls.

Lovely tribute to a vibrant man. Always on fire for the Lord. Thoughts n prayers for his family and the greater community. May the Holy Spirit our comforter be very present with you in these days.
From Perth Australia

You will be missed greatly you were always there for me when needed it. I still can't believe your gone. I cried a lot today I will miss you until I see you again in heaven. I loved every message you did I loved how you made me laugh and cry. You were one my favorite pastors I miss you forever and ever and ever. Your family will always be in my prayers.

A beautifully written tribute to a precious man whose legacy will continue on. He will be deeply missed by both Troy and I.

Our hearts go out to the family and the church. I have known Bill for 15-20 years, was a member of his advisory council, and consider myself a friend. He and his brother were mentors of my son-in-law Cody Kargus, and I will always be grateful for what they did for him. God has used Bill so mightily over the years, and he will be greatly missed by all of us. It is wonderful to think of him with the Lord right now and beyond earthly struggles. But his legacy will live on for generations, and we thank to Lord for Bill and all he has done.

God bless, Grant Osborne, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Janet and family,

Thank you for sharing Bill with us. Your sacrifice changed many. Thanks for all you do as well. Incredibly impactful family in my life and my family's life. Bill will be dearly missed.

Paul & Kari Olson
Little Chute

Janet, I don't remember meeting Bill, but I just want to say my heart goes out to you. My husband and I will be lifting you and your family up in prayer.