WILLMAR - The Rev. Matthew Canion was installed as pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar this fall.
Canion is originally from Iowa and attended the St. Louis Seminary with an interest in apologetics. In this field of study he continues to find ways to defend the Christian faith with the abundant evidence God left. He enjoys studying the areas of biology, geology, physics and medicine and how they intersect with theology.
He is married to Kim, a native of Michigan and teacher of English as a Second Language in Willmar. They have one child, Jordan, a 4-year-old.