Bill Wick has served as  Norwich University’s Non-denominational Chaplain since August ‘89.  Born an identical twin in West Chester, PA, he attended Calvary University (Kansas City, MO) before transferring to Trinity International University (Deerfield, IL) where he earned his BA in Biblical Studies from Trinity College (‘75) and his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (‘78).  He also studied twice at Jerusalem University College/the American Institute of Holy Land Studies on Mt. Zion, Jerusalem, ISRAEL (1981/1984) then again independently in 2023.  Ordained by the Evangelical Free Church of America “Rev” served as a “church-planter” from '78-'96 assisting in the establishment of three Vermont churches.  Bill often provides “pulpit supply” for churches throughout New England and has ministered as an interim  pastor nine times at Central Vermont churches of various denominations.  His passion is for careful grammatical-historical  exposition of God’s Word along with making relevant practical application of its message in our contemporary world.  He served on the New England District Board of Directors and subsequently on the National Board of Directors for the EFCA, eventually holding the position of Vice-Secretary.  Chaplain Wick also served three terms of office on the Board of Governors for Trinity Western University (Langley, British Columbia, Canada).  He was a member of three other EFCA National Boards (its Ministerial Association, its Board of Ministerial Standing, and its Chaplains’ Commission).  He was the VT Civil Air Patrol Wing Chaplain for a number of years. As an avid alpine skier, “Rev” is a  PSIA instructor teaching part-time since 1996 at Sugarbush Resort (Warren, VT) and at Ski Cooper (Leadville, CO) since 2017. Certified as a PADI scuba diver, he also enjoys sailing, biking,  and astronomy (using a Celestron 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain and an Explore Scientific 6" Refractor in his home-based “Ritzer-Davenport Astronomical Observatory”).  He and his wife, Debra, have one middle-aged son, Christopher, who resides in Seattle, Washington.

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