A Merrill pastor critically injured in a car crash near Rhinelander this month died Monday afternoon.
According to a post from his wife on a family-created CaringBridge page, James Weiland died at 2:20 p.m.
Weiland served as pastor at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Merrill, a post he held since 1996. According to the church’s website, Weiland had five children. He and his wife, Sue, were married in 1982.
“If there’s an individual here that’s the leader of the church, that’s Pastor [Weiland],” church councilman Ken Cerney told Newswatch 12 several days after the crash. “He’s not just our spiritual leader but he’s always in the middle of everything.”
“If there’s an individual here that’s the leader of the church, that’s Pastor [Weiland],” church councilman Ken Cerney told Newswatch 12 several days after the crash. “He’s not just our spiritual leader but he’s always in the middle of everything.”
