Bishop Wagner was born Jan. 14, 1942 in Youngstown, the second of three sons, born to Leonard and Louise (Carpenter) Wagner. He was educated within the Youngstown School System. Bishop Wagner achieved academic excellence by obtaining his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the Indiana Bible University. He later received his Doctoral Degrees in Philosophy, Theology and Divinity from the Grace Theological Seminary. He married Rita Helen (Wallace) Wagner on Feb. 15, 1964, and to this union, two daughters were born, Christian Joy and Camille Antoinette. Bishop Wagner was called to pastor the Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church in March of 1971, where he served faithfully as Senior Pastor for nearly 39 years.
