Shannon Savage-Howie

By Holy Trinity Lutheran Sep 05, 2011

Shannon Savage-Howie has been the Youth Minister since February 2005.

Shannon Savage-Howie is the Youth Minister at Holy Trinity.  She has been at Holy Trinity since February 2005.  As Youth Minister she primarily works with students in grades 6-12 and their families.  She is rostered as an Associate in Ministry in the ELCA with an emphasis in Youth and Family Ministry.  Beginning in 2011 she moved from full time employment to ¾ time so that she could travel to spend time with her husband, Robert Howie.

Shannon is a graduate of California Lutheran University where she majored in Religion with a minor in Ethnic Studies.  She has received youth ministry certification from Wartburg Seminary and The Youth and Family Institute and in 2010 received her Master of Arts degree in Children, Youth and Family Ministry from Luther Seminary.  Currently she is pursuing certification as a spiritual director through Stillpoint in Pasadena.  This certification will be completed in June 2012.

Prior to her time at Holy Trinity Shannon served as Director of Youth Ministry at First Lutheran Church in Bemidji, MN.

Some of Shannon’s favorite things include traveling, spending time with her Saint Bernard puppy Boomer, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.  Shannon and Robert are expecting their first child in November 2011.