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1969
Lynette (Kurtz) Mincks (Bible and Missions) moved to Arkansas in 2011 after ministering in South Dakota among the Native Americans for 32 years. Prior to that, she started churches in Minneapolis, MN, Denver, CO, and re-opened a church in Sisseton, SD. After pastoring there for 11 years, she married Owen Mincks and they became the South Dakota Coordinators for Native American Ministries. After Owen became ill in 2011, they moved to Arkansas to be close to family. They love it there and are currently doing online counseling with the Native people in the area.
1971
MonaRe’ (Grams) Shields (Bible/Christian Education) and her husband, Mike, ’73, (Bible/Pastoral Studies) are now the directors of LAAST (Latin American Advanced School of Theology) which has ministered to and trained over 6000 pastors and leaders from Mexico to Argentina and the Caribbean. They also continue as Missionary Evangelists, 28 | NCU Magazine
preaching hope to the next generation. Their daughters, Kristi Northup (’00) and Elizabeth Farina (’02) are also NCU alumni.
1987
Kent Boyum (Missions) and his wife Becky (Swelland) ’88, (Sacred Music) will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this summer. Following graduation, Kent accepted a missions assignment in Israel for a year, and then worked for the Center for Ministry to Muslims in Minneapolis for a year. They then moved to Hudson, WI to pastor a small church plant and served there for more than nine years. Following their ministry in Hudson, they felt God calling them to El Salvador, where they spent 14 months working with King’s Castle Ministries. In 2001 Kent & Becky accepted the position as Pastor of Christian Life Church in Farmington, MN. The Boyums have two children, Matthew (18) and Karley (7). Chris Castilleja (Pastoral Studies). After four years of working as both an associate pastor and Christian School administrator, as well as finishing grad school at Bethel University, in 2008 Chris
and his wife, Jen, accepted the call as Senior Pastors at the A/G Lighthouse Church in Litchfield, MN. “While this revitalization work is challenging, it has been very fulfilling. Living in a small town has its challenges, especially for this city slicker, but Jen and the girls (Macy-9 and Maya-6) have adjusted quite well and it allows “Daddy” the ability to spend copious amounts of time with his girls, who have already started saving money for college, and can hardly wait to go to North Central!”
1989
Mike Roeder (Pastoral Studies) and his wife, Vicki, have been privileged to pastor Christ Center Assembly of God in Hudson, WI since 1998. Their motto is to be a spirit-driven and gospelcentered church that provides a positive Pentecostal voice in the St. Croix valley. They have three kids, all of them currently attending NCU (Nathan, Allison, and Alyce Johnson).
1972
1990 John Hubert (Pastoral Studies) returned home to Bemidji, MN in 2001 to pastor Crossroads Church after serving at Minnesota Teen Challenge for five years. Prior to this position, John served as an adjunct professor of History and Ethics at NCU. John received a Master’s degree in Theology and History from Bethel Seminary in 1993 and a Master of Education/Initial Licensure in Social Studies Education from the University of Minnesota in 1997. John has also served as an adjunct professor of History at Oak Hills Christian College in Bemidji, and is presently serving as Presbyter of the NW Section of the Minnesota District. John enjoys coaching youth sports, fishing, travelling, and spending time with his family most of all. He and his wife Erica (Pinkerman), ’90, have two sons, Allen (16) and William (10) and a daughter, Eva (12).
1993
Daniel Epperson (Mass Communication) has served as the Senior Pastor at King’s View A/G since 2002. He was elected to the Ione, CA city council in 2012 and is
Thurman Faison (Bible/Pastoral Studies) is the author of two books available on Amazon.com. The latest is “Be Spiritually Bold” and the first work was “To the Spiritually Inclined” He is enjoying retirement and will not forget the opportunity given to him to study at North Central Bible College.