Upcoming Winfield Area Grateful Gathering event

The United Methodist Church in Winfield, 204 E Pine Street, will be hosting the W.A.G.G. Event on April 22.

Over the course of the past year and a half, there have been several Winfield Area Grateful Gathering events that have taken place at Churches in Winfield. These events have featured bands, speakers, and events that have appreciated members of the community.

This event will feature the Tim Hadley, a Chaplain for the Iowa National Guard. Chaplain Tim Hadley, currently assigned to the 1-133 Infantry Battalion headquartered in Waterloo is also a bi-vocational minister and educator.

As the senior pastor of Trinity Friends Church in Richland for over a decade, Chaplain Hadley has also spoken at church camps, marriage events, youth gatherings, prison ministry and men’s and women’s groups around the country.

Currently principal of Oelwein High School, Tim has the opportunity to influence a variety of individuals and his community in his role each day.

Commissioned in October of 2018, Chaplain Hadley completed the Chaplain Basic Officer Leadership Course in 2019 as a member of the Commandant’s List and earned the Army Physical Fitness Badge.

He has also been awarded the Iowa Recruiting Ribbon, the Army Achievement Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. Chaplain Hadley has also been sought after for several community events representing the Iowa Army National Guard in performing the duties of a chaplain.

He, his wife Bethany, and his two children currently reside in Oelwein.

The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by food and fellowship time. A free will offering will be taken.