Background
Hamel, William John was born on July 30, 1947 in Marquette, Michigan, United States. Son of John Peter and Jayne B. (Berklund) Hamel.
Hamel, William John was born on July 30, 1947 in Marquette, Michigan, United States. Son of John Peter and Jayne B. (Berklund) Hamel.
Bachelor of Science, Wheaton College, 1969. Master of Divinity, Trinity Evangelical Division School, Deerfield, Illinois, 1972. Doctor of Divinity, Trinity International University, 1998.
Delhi Cloth Mills, Trinity Western University, 1998.
Pastor, West Bloomington (Minnesota) Evangelical Free Church, 1972-1986; district superintendent, Midwest District Evangelical Free Church American, Kearney, Nebraska, 1986-1990; executive vice president, Evangelical Free Church American, Minneapolis, 1990-1997; president, Evangelical Free Church American, Minneapolis, since 1997.
Married Karen Margaret Holleen, August 10, 1968. Children: Krista Joy, Kari Elise.