At its regular weekly meeting Thursday, Jan. 4, Ossian Rotary will host Rotary District 6540 Governor Ed van Wijk, who will discuss annual initiatives in northern Indiana Rotary clubs and answer questions from guests.
In addition to being Rotary district governor, van Wijk is also the pastor of Knightstown United Methodist Church. He preaches, teaches, manages, and is the spiritual leader of the congregation. Prior to that, he served several other United Methodist churches in northern Indiana.
In a prior career, van Wijk was a computer consultant and worked primarily on the implementation and operation of human resource management systems.
A native of the Netherlands who emigrated to the USA in 1991, van Wijk holds the Master of Divinity degree from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston Illinois, the Bachelor of Science in Systems Analysis and Design from Purdue University and the Radio Officer degree from the Radio Holland Radio Officer School in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Van Wijk joined Rotary in 2007 and has been club president as well as district trainer. He is a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute, a Paul Harris Society member, a major donor, a benefactor, and a member of the bequest society.
In order to stay in shape, van Wijk runs, and has completed 12 half-marathons. Van Wijk loves to sing and play the guitar. He enjoys travel and hanging out with Rotary friends and is the father of three grown children.
Next week’s speaker is Abby Watkins, adult protective services investigator.
Please note that Ossian Rotary will cancel when Northern Wells Community Schools has a delay or cancellation due to weather.
Ossian Rotary is a small part of a larger organization, Rotary International, which was founded almost 120 years ago in Chicago. Ossian Rotary is a group of people with a desire to meet new people, network, get involved and make a difference in Ossian and the surrounding community. Each week we have a different speaker, usually business experts, political and civic leaders, and entrepreneurs, who help us stay informed on topics that are relevant to our community. Anyone is welcome to attend. Please contact Jeremy Penrod, Ossian Rotary President, at Jeremy.Penrod@edwardjones.com.
