Before coming to Macomb in 1989, Pastor Wagner served in churches in Ohio, Missouri and Michigan. Pastor graduated from Bob Jones University in 1965, completed his Master of Ministries degree from Northland Baptist Bible College in 2002 and received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from South India Baptist Bible College and Seminary in 2007. 

Pastor Wagner also teaches at Birmingham Bible Institute, and he often travels to help the missionaries on foreign fields. Pastor's wife, Lynda, is involved in a variety of aspects in the ministry. 

The Wagners have two adult daughters who also serve in our church.