Our Leaders

Dr. David H. Wick served five Baptist churches - in Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities - over his 45 years in the North American Baptist Conference. Since, in 2015 he has served under the auspices of Interim Pastor Ministries as interim at First Baptist of Spencer, IA , Kerkhoven Evangelical Free Church in Kerkhoven, MN; Mountain View Baptist Church in Spearfish, SD; Neighborhood City Church (EFCA) in La Crosse, WI; and Garner Evangelical Free Church in Garner, IA.

He has degrees from the University of Minnesota (B.A., 1967); Sioux Falls Seminary
(M.Div., 1970); and Bethel Seminary (D.Min. 1999). He and his wife Patricia have one
son, Jesse, and three grandchildren. Jesse and his wife Nicole live in Spring Hill, TN.
David and Pat make their permanent home in West St. Paul, MN. His Devotional Guides to the Psalms, completed as a result of 45 years of preaching on the Psalms, may be found at devotionalguidetothepsalms.wordpress.com. His hobbies include reading and collecting the works of American humorists, cycling, playing guitar, and
following local high school sports.

Sonny Birnie began serving as the Youth Pastor in March of 2012. He also works as a contractor installing communications hardware. Sonny has been involved in different youth ministries in the area since 2008. He has a degree in progress the Eternity Bible College's on line program to help him be better equipped to serve the Lord. Sonny is passionate about seeing youth walk with the Lord and building a good foundation in the Word of God. He is married to his wife Kristen and they have 3 children. They had a daughter Jordyn, who came into this world resting. Praise be to God, she is in Heaven already! The Lord has blessed them with a son, Josiah and daughter Taylor.

Pastor Sonny has a unique and powerful testimony. Watch him tell his story to hear about God's amazing work in his life.

Renee and her husband Tony started attending Hastings Berean Bible Church with their five kids back in 2004. Renee joined the staff as our administrative assistant in March of 2020. Renee and Tony value spending time in God's Word. They also enjoy bike riding, walks, thrift shopping, and spending time with their church family and their biological family. They are looking forward to the upcoming birth of their 12th grandchild.

Audrey and her family have attended Berean Bible since the beginning of 1999. Throughout the two decades plus, Audrey has served in a variety of capacities, most recently Children's Ministry Coordinator. Audrey and her husband Keith have home educated their family for the past 26 years. Audrey enjoys baking, sewing, reading, traveling, and especially being with family members and friends. Her four adult children, their spouses, 10 grandchildren, and the three daughters still at home, are true blessings from the Lord. Audrey says, "Hastings Berean has been a wonderful church family where I have grown leaps and bounds in my faith. Whether through individual friendships, the Bible studies or the sermons, I have been so thankful for this place and its people."