Pastor Lynn Noel is the new pastor at St. Paul Lutheran, Postville

Pastor Lynn Noel and his wife, Jane, have recently settled into the parsonage at St. Paul Lutheran Church and the community of Postville, as Pastor Lynn  accepted a call as the pastor of St. Paul this summer. Prior to coming to Postville Pastor Lynn and Jane lived in Thompson, Iowa where he served congregations in Thompson and Lakota in Western Iowa.

Rev. Noel, who grew up in Greene, Iowa, took the nontraditional path to the pulpit. When he and Jane were married 25 years ago, they had no idea what was in store for them. Pastor Noel said, “I spent many years in livestock management. In rural Humbolt County I managed a 1500 sow facility. After several years, I was tired of that lifestyle and I felt called to the ministry.”

He went on, “I told Jane that I needed a change and I was going back to school.”

Read the full article in the September 21 edition of the Postville Herald.