Obituary: Betty Carlson
By Hannah Hawkinson SOUTH BEND, IN (June 6, 2020) – Elizabeth “Betty” Carlson, wife of the late Covenant pastor John Carlson and champion of women’s ministry with a decades-long legacy of service to the Evangelical Covenant Church, died on May […]
Minneapolis Churches Get to Work in Response to Protests
By Nilwona Nowlin MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 6, 2020) —The day after George Floyd was killed by police, Edrin Williams, pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church in Minneapolis, posted a message on Facebook with four challenges for people as they considered next […]
Husby Announces Retirement from CWR
CHICAGO (June 4, 2020)—For the past eleven years, as director of Covenant World Relief, David Husby served poor and marginalized people through CWR partners around the world. He will retire on June 30. “Through Dave’s leadership, CWR has become the […]
Obituary: Nancy (Kristoffersen) Dahlberg
(June 5, 2020) – Nancy (Kristoffersen) Dahlberg, wife of the late executive secretary of Covenant World Mission Raymond Dahlberg, died on May 31 in Northbrook, Illinois. She was 86. Born on June 28, 1933, in Chicago to Karl and Sigfrid […]
Obituary: Kenneth E. Wicklund
GOLDEN VALLEY, MN (June 5, 2020) – Kenneth E. Wicklund, former missionary to DR Congo and Japan, died Wednesday, May 20. He was 96. Born February 10, 1924, to Iver and Ruth (Newquist) Wicklund in Junction City, Wisconsin, he attended […]
LMDJ to Host Solidarity Event
CHICAGO (June 4, 2020)—As the country grieves the killing of George Floyd, civil unrest, and anti-black racism the church cries out, “How long, O Lord?” In the Evangelical Covenant Church, we take seriously our call to practice solidarity with all […]
Clergy Gather in Silent Minneapolis March
By Jill Riley (June 3, 2020)—Pastors from throughout the region joined together to “bear silent witness” yesterday in a march in Minneapolis that concluded at the location where George Floyd was killed on May 25. Nearly 40 Covenant pastors from […]
Obituary: Rocky Cook
SAN ANTONIO, TX (June 3, 2020) – Retired pastor and chaplain Raymond (Rocky) A. Cook died Friday, May 29. He was 71. He was born May 17, 1949, to Ray and Gloria Cook in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from […]
Thrive: Free Online Leadership Conference for Coronavirus Relief
(June 2, 2020) – Bayside Church, a Covenant congregation with campuses throughout California, is offering the Thrive Summit, a free leadership conference hosted online June 15-16. The event seeks to empower Christian leaders to connect, encourage them to continue their […]
George Floyd Response
George Floyd Response May 27, 2020 Pandemic · adjective · occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population Synonyms · widespread · prevalent · pervasive · rife · rampant · [...]
Ministerial Credentialing Delayed until 2021
CHICAGO (May 29, 2020)—Candidates who were scheduled to finalize their ordination, commissioning, consecration, and transfer of credentials at Gather 2020 will delay until June 2021, the Board of the Ordered Ministry announced this week. Those who were scheduled to finalize […]
The Written Witness
Your Story Matters Finding, Writing, and Living the Truth of Your Life Leslie Leyland Fields NavPress, 224 pages Reviewed by Tonia Gütting | May 27, 2020 Our coronavirus quarantine was interrupted recently by a tornado that cut a chunk out of [...]