William (Linn) Fisher

Rev. Fisher attended Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary from 1993-1997, where he received his Master’s of Divinity Degree. During his seminary education, he served as a hospital chaplain at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC, ministering to the needs of HIV and cancer patients and to the survivors of a U.S. Airways crash .  Only one of five students chosen from Lutheran seminaries across the nation to serve abroad, Pastor Fisher served the Lutheran Church  in N’gaoundere, Cameroon.

Pastor Fisher served as a mission/church developer for two years before accepting a call to Abiding Peace Lutheran Church in Budd Lake, New Jersey. During his tenure up north, Rev. Fisher served as the chaplain for the Mt. Olive Township Police and Fire Departments, fostered outreach to community youth through special services and athletics, and provided pastoral care following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

Rev. Fisher joined the United States Air Force in April 2002 and was promoted to the rank of Captain in April 2003.  He served five years as an active duty chaplain at Shaw AFB, Sumter, SC, and Eielson AFB in Alaska. He is currently stationed in the Air Force Reserves at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina.  He provides extensive counseling to troops, couples, and families, is a chaplain to those serving on the flight-line and in the hospital, leads Suicide Intervention Training Workshops, and has been deployed to combat zones: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain.  Pastor Fisher has traveled to over 50 countries worldwide as a missionary and as a chaplain in the Armed Forces.  He has received the Air Force Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, and a Medal for Operation Enduring Freedom.  He gladly accepted the call to serve Our Savior Lutheran Church part-time in Dallas, NC, where he serves as he seeks education and certification as a Pastoral Counselor.