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Bill Hutcheson knew as a young teen that he would serve. In early college days he dreamt of being a psychiatrist or a clinical counselor. Mid-sophomore year, he began to wrestle with a call to ministry and assumed he would become a Christian counselor. After graduation, he entered seminary to pursue that passion.
Again mid-way through seminary, God caused a ninety-degree turn, this time into preparation for the pastorate. Bill graduated with a Master of Divinity in 1980 and moved to south Georgia for his first pastorate. His thirty-eight years of ministry to three congregations were marked by a love of preaching/teaching and an emphasis in helping couples strengthen their marriages.
His initial counseling interests led to the development of an effective and unique process for pre-marriage preparation. Instead of the typical thirty to sixty minutes of preparation from the pastor, Bill worked six to ten hours face-to-face with each couple. The couples also spent a couple of fun hours doing homework. His emphasis on the marriage, not the wedding, translated to equipping each couple with tools for the marriage road less traveled. Those tools were meant to help the couple build and repair the marriage according to God’s plan.
As couples shared their experience with others, Bill received more requests for preparation and occasional marriage enrichment retreats.
In retirement, Bill coaches couples, leads retreats for couple groups, and speaks to congregations who desire happiness in marriage and seek to understand and adopt God’s intention for marriage.
Bill, his bride of forty plus years, Mary Beth, and Myrtle, their “Chiweenie” (a Chihuahua/dachshund mix) live in the beautiful Appalachian foothills of Dahlonega, Georgia. Their two daughters and sons-in-law have given them three terrific grandchildren.
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