Introduction

Biography

Andrew was the son of hym­nist Nils Fry­kman, and hus­band of Ruth Eli­za­beth Skogs­bergh.

He was edu­cat­ed at North Park Col­lege and Theo­lo­gic­al Se­mi­na­ry, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois, and Mon­ta­na Wes­ley­an Uni­ver­si­ty.

He served as pre­si­dent of North­west­ern Col­lege, Min­ne­ap­olis, Min­ne­so­ta (1901–04), then at Mis­sion Co­ve­nant church­es in Su­per­i­or, Wis­con­sin; James­town, New York; Wau­sa, Ne­bras­ka; and Rock­ford, Il­li­nois.

In Rock­ford, he found­ed the first ra­dio sta­tion in the ci­ty. In the last years of his ca­reer, Fryk­man was the Co­ve­nant di­rect­or of ev­an­gel­ism, re­tir­ing in 1943.