Reverend Charles W. Adams

A graduate of Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Rev. Adams was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  His wife, Laura (Vogt) Adams, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and is also a graduate of Concordia University.  They were married on November 28, 1981. They have three children - Amanda, Nicholas and Kevin. Amanda is an RN at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Nick has certification in plumbing, heating/ac from North Central Technical College in Beloit, Kansas.  Kevin is currently in his junior year at Ottawa High School.

Rev. Adams has served at Faith Lutheran since 2010. He previously served  at Trinity Lutheran Church in Salina, Kansas (1997 to 2010).  Previously he served at Grace Lutheran Church in Mapleton, Iowa (1990-1997). Rev. Adams served his vicarage years at Calvary Lutheran Church in Sioux City, Iowa (1984-85). He was ordained into the Holy Ministry on July 1, 1986 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Merrill, Wisconsin, his home church.

Rev. Adams has done graduate work at Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska, in the Family Life Ministry Program. During his time in Salina, he has served on the Family Life Committee of the Kansas District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

From 1973-76 he served in the U.S. Army and from 1992-1996 as an army Reserve Chaplain in the Iowa National Guard.