Background
Wilch, Robert Samuel was born on May 20, 1923 in Jenera, Ohio, United States. Son of Cora Wilch.
Wilch, Robert Samuel was born on May 20, 1923 in Jenera, Ohio, United States. Son of Cora Wilch.
Bachelor, Lawrence University, 1947. Master of Divinity, Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Paul, 1952. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1975.
Assistant to president Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1947-1949. Pastor St. Paul Lutheran Church, Spokane, Washington, 1952-1957, St. Peter Lutheran Church, Janesville, Wisconsin, 1957-1963. Assistant to president Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Synod, Milwaukee, 1963-1974, president, bishop, since 1974.
Executive board directors Pacific Northwest Synod, Seattle, 1954-1959. Shared staff division for mission in North America Lutheran Church in American New York City, 1972-1974, consultant committee on women in church and society, 1980-1984.
Trustee Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, since 1968, Suomi College, Hancock, Michigan, since 1974. Board directors Lutheran Social Services, Milwaukee, since 1974, St. Luke's Hospital, Milwaukee, 1978-1982. Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1946.
Married Sandra Qua, November 23, 1974.