Background
Bastian, Dwight Ralph was born on April 7, 1942 in KauKauna, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Ralph Carl and Alice Kay Bastian.
Bastian, Dwight Ralph was born on April 7, 1942 in KauKauna, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Ralph Carl and Alice Kay Bastian.
Bachelor, Carroll College, 1964. Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Harvard University, 1968. S.T.D., Garret-Evangelical, 1975.
Master of Public Administration, University Wisconsin, Kenosha, 1982.
Chaplain-on-call, St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, Racine, Wisconsin, 1979-1980; senior protestant chaplain, Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico, 1973-1974; residence director for men, National College Education, Evanston, Illinois, 1971-1974; minister, Bethany United Methodist Church, Racine, Wisconsin, 1976-1983; minister, Federated Church, Green Lake, Wisconsin, 1983-1990; senior minister, United Methodist Church, Plattevile, Wisconsin, since 1990.
Board of directors Hospice Caring, Inc., Ripon, Wisconsin, 1984-1986, Wisconsin Conference Board Ordained Ministry, since 1988, Wisconsin Conference Churches Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Task Force, since 1988. Clergy Association, Racine, 1979-1981. Chairman Forest County Brotherhood Week, Crandon, Wisconsin, 1968-1970, Cystic Fibrosis Drive, Crandon, Wisconsin, 1969.
President Forest County Association for Mental health, Crandon, 1968. Member Governor's Regional Health Planning Council, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 1970. Secretary-treasurer Housing Authority, Crandon, 1970.
Member Ripon (Wisconsin) Area Clergy Association (president 1985-1986), Berlin Area Ministerial Association, Green Lake Commision on Aging.