MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 23, 2018) – Five new Covenant leaders were installed during last night’s worship service of the 133rdAnnual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Installed were: John Wenrich, president Lance Davis, executive minister of Develop Leaders Mary Surridge, […]
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Delegates Affirm Resolution of Sympathy
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 23, 2018) – Delegates to the 133rd Annual Meeting today approved a Resolution of Sympathy in remembrance of pastors, pastors’ spouses, and missionaries whose deaths have been reported since the 2017 Annual Meeting. Pastors James L. Chester, […]
Candidates for Ordination, Consecration Approved 2018
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 22, 2018)—Delegates to the 133rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church approved the following candidates for Ordination to Word and Sacrament, Ordination to Word and Service, finalization of transfer of ordination, as well as consecration to […]
14 ECC Churches Removed from Roster
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 22, 2018) – Fourteen churches from six conferences were removed from denominational membership this morning during the 133rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church. ALASKA CONFERENCE The River Covenant in Kenai, Alaska The church joined the […]
CRC to Sponsor Gather Webcasts
The entirety of the 133rd Annual Meeting of The ECC will be webcast live […]
El Presidente Walter se Une al Llamado para Mantener Familias Unidas
Walter dijo, “Dios les da a niños familia para su protección, dirección […]
President Walter Joins in Call to Keep Families Together
The letter says, in part, “As evangelical Christians guided by the Bible […]
Annual Meeting to Be Webcast
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 14, 2018) – The entirety of the 133rd Annual Meeting of The Evangelical Covenant Church will be webcast live on the event home page next week. The schedule of events as well as the agenda can be found at […]
Donations Being Accepted for Guatemalan Volcano Survivors
CHICAGO, IL (June 8, 2018) — Funds are being received to assist survivors of the volcanic eruption in Guatemala that already has killed 99 people, left 200 missing, and forced thousands to evacuate. “Our hearts break for the poorest of […]
OBITUARY: Elna Jean (Peterson) Foss
TURLOCK, CA (June 5, 2018) – Elna Jean (Peterson) Foss, widow of Covenant minister Francis Foss, died May 24. She was 93. Jean was born January 17, 1925, in Calgary, Alberta. She attended Covenant Bible College in Canada and North […]
Next Embrace Webinar: Klyne Snodgrass on Identity
CHICAGO, IL (June 4, 2018) – The next Embrace webinar, “Who Are You?” will be a conversation with Klyne Snodgrass, professor emeritus of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary. It will focus on who God says we are and […]
Obituary: Linnea (Sandberg) Johnson
GOLDEN VALLEY, MN (May 24, 2018) – Linnea (Sandberg) Johnson, widow of retired Covenant minister Earl Johnson, died Wednesday, May 23. She was 87. Linnea was born in Chicago on November 29, 1930, to Thorsten and Edith Sandberg. She married […]