A native Texan, Pastor Wagenschutz was saved at the age of 21 and answered the call of God to the ministry a year later. He received his training at Averyville Baptist Church in Illinois while attending Fellowship Baptist College receiving a Graduate of Theology degree and later a Bachelor of Theology from Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary. After graduating he served for five years as Associate Pastor at Flushing Bible Baptist Church in Michigan where his father was pastoring. He became the pastor of TPBC in September of 1991. Pastor Wagenschutz and his wife Dawn have raised three daughters who are all involved in the ministry.