About Our Pastor

Rodrick Burton is the Senior Pastor of the historic New Northside Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis. He received a Master of Educational Ministry from Covenant Theological Seminary. He is a Mentor and Visiting Instructor of Applied Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary, a member of the St. Louis Metropolitan Clergy Coalition, Ecumenical Leadership Council, Jennings Clergy Coalition, Baptist Minister’s Union of St. Louis and Vicinity, Pastoral Fellowship of St. Louis, and on the Cabinet of the Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis.

Burton is the author of the Moral State of Black America and a columnist in several St. Louis Metropolitan area periodicals. Rev. Burton is a member of St. Louis Clean Air Advisory Commission and is an Advocate for Environmental justice issues. Burton is the President of the St. Louis Airport Interfaith Chaplaincy as well as a member of the International Association of Civil Aviation Chaplains.

Rev. Burton is married to Carlotta Cheers Burton and is the father of adult children, Zoe and Zarek.