Pastor Ed attended Corunna High School graduating in 1972. He's been attending "Flame", a ministerial educational program for older students. Pastor Ed, married Janie (Rosenberger) Routson, his high school sweatheart on June 17th, 1972 and still sees her as his "Beauty Queen".

Here's a few facts about Pastor Ed:

Birthday:  March 28th, 1954

Nickname:  His wife calls him BOO and he calls his wife BOO. But they never felt like they made a boo-boo by getting married so young.

Relaxing activities:  Playing Minesweeper or other similar PC games.

Favorite Color:  Blues & Greens

Favorite Restaurant:  Greg & Lou's and most Mexican restaurants.

Favorite Music Artist:  Most Contemporary Christian Artists

Favorite meal:  Baked Chicken and Rice.

Favorite snack:  Little Debbie Nutty Bars

Favorite desert:  Hot Apple or Cherry Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream.

Favorite Sport:  Baseball and Football.

Most embarrassing moment: There's so many that he doesn't know.

Philosophy of Ministry:  To be an encouragement  to others and a witness to the lost. To share God's word, teach others about Christ and produce followers of Christ that are totally committed, fully surrendered, and ready to impact the lives of people who need to know Jesus.

Vision for Northgate:  To have a fully functioning body of believers fulfilling its God given purpose of exposing our community to the person of Jesus Christ and demonstrating his love through acts of service in the power of the Holy Spirit.