Fitchburg’s Phil Haslanger spent 35 years in journalism, almost all of it with the Capital Times. By 2003, he began as part-time pastor at Madison-area churches while working full-time in various management roles at the newspaper.
For the last nine years, Haslanger, 67, has been full-time pastor at Memorial United Church of Christ, 5705 Lacy Road. He’s a social advocate, a stellar writer and a compassionate pastor.