June Metcalf, who served for 36 years in Japan as a Covenant missionary
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Unite Us
This summer 5,000 students gathered at the University of Tennessee Knoxville for CHIC, the Covenant’s triennial youth gathering. The theme was Unite, so the Companion convened a diverse group of students from across the Covenant to share about their experiences at the event, how God is working in their lives, and what it means to them for the church to “unite.”
Rahill Named Interim SCC Executive Minister
CHICAGO, IL (August 17, 2018) – Alex Rahill, ECC director of church planting, has been named interim executive minister of Start and Strengthen Churches. The Executive Board made the decision based upon the recommendation of ECC president-elect John Wenrich, who […]
Video of Henson Embrace Webinar Available Online
CHICAGO, IL (August 15, 2018) – The video of Tuesday’s Embrace webinar with Bill Henson is available online for viewing. Henson shared information from his fully updated resource, Guiding Families of LGBT+ Loved Ones: Second Edition. He is the founder and […]
Next Embrace Webinar: Bill Henson
Henson is founder and president of Lead Them Home […]
Church Spotlight: It Takes a Village
Eight years ago John Kareithi was serving as pastor of an independent Swahili-speaking church in Columbus, Ohio, when he heard about the Covenant. The denomination seemed a good fit, and he was excited to bring Revival Church into the ECC in 2010. Revival is a mostly African church with members from DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. Kareithi immigrated to the US from Kenya in 2001.
Obituary: Donald Lundquist
MINNETONKA, MN (July 25, 2018) — Don Lundquist, retired missionary to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, died Wednesday, July 17, at the age of 93. Don was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 5, 1924, to Axel and Hazel […]
Obituary: David A. Elowson
BRADENTON, FL (July 24, 2018) – Retired Covenant Pastor David A. Elowson passed away on July 20, 2018. He was 84. He was born February 9, 1934 to Carl and Helen Elowson in Duluth, Minnesota. He grew up attending First Covenant […]
Obituary: Luther Englund
TURLOCK, CA (July 9, 2018) – Retired Covenant pastor and chaplain Luther Englund died June 29. He was 95. Luther was born at home on November 11, 1922, to Howard and Hilma Englund in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He earned an associate’s […]
Obituary: Paul J. Everts
PLANTATION, FL (July 9, 2018) – Memorial services for retired Covenant pastor and chaplain Paul J. Everts will be held July 17 in Plantation, and on September 22 in Atlantic Beach, Florida. Paul, 91, died June 17. He was born […]
Obituary: M. Jeanette Anderson
NORTHBROOK, IL (July 5, 2018)—M. Jeanette Anderson, widow of former North Park Theological Seminary professor and dean Glenn Anderson, died June 15. She was ninety-one. A memorial service will be held Sunday, July 8, at 4 p.m. at North Park […]
Lawson Named Interim Executive Minister for Develop Leaders
CHICAGO, IL (July 5, 2018) – The Covenant Executive Board has named Carol Lawson as interim executive minister of the Develop Leaders/Ordered Ministry mission priority following a health setback for current interim Richard Lucco. Lucco, who has been doing double-duty […]