CH (COL) Joe Willis
Chaplain Paul (Joe) Willis was born in Portsmouth, Ohio in 1963, the youngest of seven children. He went into the Army National Guard in 1980, and after finishing Basic and Advanced Individual Training, he entered college at Morehead State University. Upon graduating in 1985 with a Biology and Military Sciences Degree, Joe was commissioned as a 2LT in the Regular Army, where he initially served as an Army Chemical Officer (assigned to 1/1 Cav., 1st Armored Division), then as a Chemical Recon Plt leader, and later as the DISCOM Chemical officer in Germany. Four years later, Joe transitioned to Ft. Riley, KS where he served as the DIVARTY CM Officer, 1st ID and then later commanded the 12th CM Co.
In July 1986, Joe accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at a Ron Comfort revival meeting in Nurnberg, Germany. In 1992, he got off active duty and began to pursue a Master of Divinity degree. After re-entering the Army Reserves in 1996 as a Chaplain Candidate, Joe graduated with his M.Div. degree in 1997 and was ordained as a Baptist minister in Kansas City, MO. He has served as the assistant pastor of two churches (1998-2006) and as the Chaplain for the Allen Co. Sheriff’s Dept. in Ohio.
Joe was called back to active duty in 2005 and served as the base chaplain at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras. The next year he was assigned as the Operations and Plans Chaplain and eventually the Deputy Command Chaplain of US Central Command Headquarters.
Beginning in November 2016, Joe became the chaplain recruiter and associate endorser of FBFI. Joe and Sherri, his wife of 30 years, have seven children: Christi, Daniel, Matthew, Katelyn, Charissa, Micah, and Katrina. The Willises currently reside in Adams, TN.
Army positions include: Communications Specialist, Engineer Platoon Leader/Motor Officer; Squadron Chemical Officer, Chemical Recon Platoon Leader; DISCOM Chemical Officer, Company Commander, DIVARTY Chemical Officer, Battalion Chaplain, Brigade Chaplain, ASG Chaplain, JTF-Bravo Chaplain, CENTCOM Ops and Plans Chaplain, and currently the CENTCOM Deputy Command Chaplain MacDill AFB, FL. Special project chaplain, FT Campbell, KY.
Military Education Includes: Basic Training, FT Jackson; Advance Individual Training, FT Gordon; Chemical Officer Basic Course, FT McClellan; Chemical Officer Advance Course. Ft. McClellan; Combined Arms and Staff School; Ft Leavenworth, Chaplain Officer Basic Course, Ft Jackson; and Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth.
In July 1986, Joe accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at a Ron Comfort revival meeting in Nurnberg, Germany. In 1992, he got off active duty and began to pursue a Master of Divinity degree. After re-entering the Army Reserves in 1996 as a Chaplain Candidate, Joe graduated with his M.Div. degree in 1997 and was ordained as a Baptist minister in Kansas City, MO. He has served as the assistant pastor of two churches (1998-2006) and as the Chaplain for the Allen Co. Sheriff’s Dept. in Ohio.
Joe was called back to active duty in 2005 and served as the base chaplain at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras. The next year he was assigned as the Operations and Plans Chaplain and eventually the Deputy Command Chaplain of US Central Command Headquarters.
Beginning in November 2016, Joe became the chaplain recruiter and associate endorser of FBFI. Joe and Sherri, his wife of 30 years, have seven children: Christi, Daniel, Matthew, Katelyn, Charissa, Micah, and Katrina. The Willises currently reside in Adams, TN.
Army positions include: Communications Specialist, Engineer Platoon Leader/Motor Officer; Squadron Chemical Officer, Chemical Recon Platoon Leader; DISCOM Chemical Officer, Company Commander, DIVARTY Chemical Officer, Battalion Chaplain, Brigade Chaplain, ASG Chaplain, JTF-Bravo Chaplain, CENTCOM Ops and Plans Chaplain, and currently the CENTCOM Deputy Command Chaplain MacDill AFB, FL. Special project chaplain, FT Campbell, KY.
Military Education Includes: Basic Training, FT Jackson; Advance Individual Training, FT Gordon; Chemical Officer Basic Course, FT McClellan; Chemical Officer Advance Course. Ft. McClellan; Combined Arms and Staff School; Ft Leavenworth, Chaplain Officer Basic Course, Ft Jackson; and Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth.
Session
- Defending Genesis 1-11 in the Department of Defense (Thursday, 8:30 AM)
Other Speakers: Dr. Mike Harding • Matt Recker • Dr. Gary Reimers • Dr. Kevin Schaal • Dr. John Whitcomb • Norma Whitcomb • Joe Willis • Dave Woetzel
