Reverend John M. Novikoff, Sr.

John was educated at Biola Bible College and Phillips University, where he received at BA in Humanities.  John received his Masters of Divinity in Pastoral Care from Phillips Theological Seminary in 1963.

While in Seminary, John provided a pastoral ministry to a small rural church on an Indian Reservation in North Central Oklahoma as well as providing Literacy Training to adult students.

John served as Pastor of First Christian Church in Jones, Oklahoma from 1962 until 1965 and also served as a Youth Camp Director.  His next position was Associate Pastor and Christian Education Director at University Place Christian Church in Oklahoma City from 1965 until 1967.

In 1967 John joined the U.S. Army, serving as Battalion Chaplain and then Brigade Chaplain from 1967 until 1972.  He then served as Hospital Chaplain before retiring in 1991 with the rank of Colonel.

From 1976 until 1991, John served as Section Director for Tidelands Community Mental Health of Savannah's Alcohol and Drug Section.

John speaks Russian and some German.

He presently serves as Project Minister for Russia and Armenia with the Mission for Biblical Literacy.