The Rev. Dr. Bvron Northwick
Pastor Byron Northwick was born in Fairmont, MN, to O. Byron and Charlotte (Roehler) Northwick. After graduating from Fairmont High School, he went on to complete both a B. A. and M. A. from Minnesota State University, Mankato. After fInishing in Mankato, he worked in St. Paul, MN, and San Diego, CA, as a rehabilitation counselor with the deaf and hearing impaired.
While in San Diego, the Lord led him to enroll at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN. He did his vicarage (internship) at Hope Lutheran Church, Whittier, CA. After graduating from the seminary, he was ordained July 26, 1981, at St. Paul's Lutheran in Fairmont.
His fIrst congregation was Mt. Calvary, Wamego, KS, where he later also served the Northeast Kansas Deaf Parish in Wheaton, KS. While in Kansas, he earned his Ph.D. from Kansas State University in adult and continuing education. His dissertation was titled: The Growth of the Missouri Synod, 1847 -1872: The Use of Education for the Preservation and Promotion of Lutheran Orthodoxy.
After Kansas, he served Trinity Lutheran Church of Lake Johanna, Arden Hills, MN. While there, he was elected by the convention of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod to represent synod on the Board of Regents of Concordia University, St. Paul. He continues to serve on the Board of Regents, sits on its executive committee and has taught as an adjunct professor at Concordia.
In April 2002 he was installed at Immanuel Lutheran, St. Ansgar. In addition to serving Immanuel, he has also served on the community advisory committees for Good Samaritan Center and the St. Ansgar Community Schools. For the last two years he has also served St. John Lutheran in rural Osage.
A celebration of his ordination was held on Aug. 6 at Immanuel in St. Ansgar.
In 1990, Pastor and Melissa Loe were married at Redeemer Lutheran at Ventura, IA. They have been blessed with two children, Andrew and Erica.
