Recognition of Orders

Andrea Johnson

Andrea Johnson has found a home in The United Methodist Church. She completed her ordination in the Evangelical Covenant Church and is transferring her orders.

Andrea grew up in Minnesota. As a freshman in high school, she attended youth group and knew there was something different about kids involved in the church who were connected to God. It was there that she realized God’s love for her. Andrea felt God might be calling her into ministry.

She attended Minnesota State University in Moorhead, Minnesota, where she studied speech and theater education. In college, she got involved in Campus Crusade for Christ (now CRU), worked at a mission ministry in Yellowstone National Park, and met her husband, Sam.

Later Andrea earned an undergraduate degree in management at the University of Sioux Falls. She completed her Master of Divinity at Sioux Falls Seminary in 2012.

While in seminary, Andrea served as the worship coordinator and assistant pastor at Living Springs Church in Brandon. She serves as the Next Generation pastor at First United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls. She will serve North Highland United Methodist Church in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Andrea and her husband Sam have one son, Isaac. She enjoys watching and supporting her son’s many activities and is looking forward to continuing to cheer him on as he plays football and sings in the choir at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota.