Meet Pastor Norm Koy

Pastor Koy was born in Oak Park, Illinois on April 19. He was educated at Concordia, River Forest, then later at Concordia Theological Seminary at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Pastor Norm was married to Gale Koch in June 1974. Gale's birthday is April 29. Gale is a bookkeeper, likes to ring hand bells, sews and does crafts in her spare time. The Lord blessed them with a daughter, Krysten in July 1978.

Krysten and her husband, Jeremy Honemann made Pastor and Gale proud grandparents with the blessed arrival of Logan Stuart Honemann!

Before ordination, Pastor Koy taught 4th grade, was a DCE (Director of Christian Education) and Assistant Principal in Cleveland, Ohio. After continuing his education at the Fort Wayne Seminary, he accepted the divine call to St. Paul, Napoleon, Ohio, where he served as Vicar, Associate Pastor, and then Senior Pastor. Over the years, Pastor Koy has served His Lord through various district and synodical activities, such as District Coordinator for Youth Gathering. He has also involved himself in local activities such as community theatre, sheriff's chaplain, and critical incident stress debriefer.

Pastor Koy and Gale have a shared interest in NASCAR racing. Pastor follows the racing action through the driving of Sam Hornish who drives car #77; whereas his wife Gale prefers to follow car #18, the M&M car.