The Northwood Team

Tony Vietti - Lead Pastor

Pastor Tony and Brenda have been married 35 years. They have 4 Children and 3 Grandboys. Tony was ordained in the AoG Church and has pastored for over 10 years. Tony also teaches at the Minnesota School of Ministry, and loves to pheasant hunt with his two dogs. Tony worked at Best Buy Headquarters for over 17 years prior to being a pastor. Brenda is an avid knitter, and works as the administrator at the church. She loves Jesus, her family, and making things!

Ryan Canaday - Associate / Family Ministries Pastor

Ann Canaday - Women’s Pastor

pastorryan@northwoodchurchrf.org

Pastorann@northwoodchurchrf.org

Pastor Ryan is the Associate & Family Ministries Pastor here at Northwood Church and is a second-year student in MNSOM, working towards his license and ordination. Pastor Ann serves as our Women’s Pastor and is also attending MNSOM for her license. Ryan and Ann have a large, blended family with 7 children and 3 grandchildren. They love spending their free time with their family and working on their hobby farm. Ryan is a proud nerd and enjoys Star Trek, comics, and reading. Ann has a variety of interests but especially enjoys reading and listening to books, tending to her birds, and having coffee with friends.

Kent Furch - Campus PAstor / Worship Arts Pastor

pastorkent@northwoodchurchrf.org

I have been blessed with an amazing wife, Brenda of 30 years and have 4 children and 5 beautiful, Healthy, fun Grandkids. My goal is sharing the life God has given me with as many people as possible and letting his light shine through in all I do and say, Worship with every breath I have and help encourage and bring up people in their gifts God has given them. The 3 L’s in life Live, Love, Laugh.

Kent is currently enrolled in MNSOM and is a second year student. He also currently is one of the associate Pastors and the Worship Arts Pastor at Northwood Church.

Perry Stands - Commissioned Evangelist / Missions Pastor

pastorperry@northwoodchurchrf.org

I am the missions pastor for Northwood church, where my wife and I have been members for the last seventeen years. We accepted Jesus in our hearts here, were water baptized here, got married here, and were baptized in the Holy Spirit here. Our children and grandchildren were water baptized and dedicated here. Our oldest daughter was married here, so this church is our home.

I am a Native American from the Oglala Lakota tribe, on the Pine Ridge reservation, in South Dakota. We have seven adult children and twenty four grandchildren and one great grandchild.

I am currently going to school to get my credentials to be a lead pastor one day, and hope to pastor my fellow Native Americans.