Where would Joshua be without Moses? Helen Keller without Anne Sullivan? What about Barney Fife without Andy Taylor? Mentors shape who we are. They encourage us, ground us, and guide us as we live into who we are and who […]
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Congo Pastors Travel Days to Attend Rare Educational Opportunity
By Pete Ekstrand GEMENA, DR CONGO (August 11, 2015) — New continuing education opportunities for ministers offered by the Congo Covenant Church (CEUM) have a high probability of leading to revival, church leaders said.
The Big “Q” – July|August 2015
We asked Covenanters, "What was your most unique, memorable, best, or worst summer job?" Here are your responses. I worked at Smith Brothers Dairy, which was the largest dairy company in Washington at the time, but the place was pretty [...]
A Covenant Retirement Community Was Once Military Housing
SANTA BARBARA, CA (July 27, 2015) — Who would have thought The Samarkand—a nonprofit, continuing-care retirement community operated by Covenant Retirement Communities—would have such an unconventional history? “Our history began 100 years ago when a gentleman by the name of Prynce […]
Memorial Service Set for Bryan Jeffery Leech
OAKLAND, CA (July 10, 2015) – The memorial service for Bryan Jeffery Leech, one of the Covenant’s most prolific hymn writers, will be conducted at First Covenant Church of Oakland at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 15. He died June 30.
Who Changed Your Life?
In an upcoming issue, the Companion plans to feature conversations between mentors and mentees, between long-time experts in a given field and younger counterparts. We’re looking for nominations of people in the Covenant whom you have seen encourage others as […]
Obituary: Bryan Jeffery Leech
WALNUT CREEK, CA (July 2, 2015) — Anyone who has sung from a Covenant Hymnal in the last 40 years quite likely sang songs written by Covenant minister Bryan Jeffery Leech, who died Tuesday at the age of 84.
Candidates Approved for Ordination and Commissioning
KANSAS CITY, MO (June 27, 2015) – Delegates to the 130th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church this morning approved the following candidates for Ordination to Word and Sacrament, Ordination to Word and Service, finalization of transfer of ordination, […]
Congo Clinic Initiative Experiencing Strong Support
KANSAS CITY, MO (June 27, 2018) — Meritt Lohr Sawyer, executive director of Paul Carlson Partnership, told delegates to the 130th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church that 74 of 108 health clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo […]
Delegates Approve Water Resolution
KANSAS CITY, MO (June 27, 2015) — Delegates to the 130th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church passed the 2015 Resolution on Water, which exhorts Covenanters to conserve water, raise awareness of severe shortages, and work to make clean […]
Clergy Receive Lifetime Service Recognition
KANSAS CITY, MO (June 27, 2015) — The Evangelical Covenant Church honored clergy with “Lifetime Service Recognition” awards during the denomination’s 130th Annual Meeting on this morning.
Three New Executive Ministers Elected
KANSAS CITY, MO (June 26, 2015) – Delegates to the 130th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church elected new executive ministers to guide three of the denomination’s mission priority areas today.