A retired ELCA Lutheran pastor. He has served eight different congregations and also worked for 15 years as a capital fundraiser for churches. Northfield UMC was one of his clients. He has lived in Northfield for 33 years with his wife Janet, who served Northfield UMC as associate pastor some 20 years ago. Howard has been active in Citizens’ Climate Lobby since 2016 and served as the Northfield chapter co-leader (with Janet Petri) since 2018. He is also CCL’s liaison to the office of Rep. Angie Craig.
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