The Covenant Companion
Features
KICY: The Sound of Home
Since 1960, KICY radio in Nome has broadcast Bible teaching and music to western Alaska, where general manager Patty Burchell says radio is still the way people stay connected.
Mál and Muk: Answered Prayer
A grandmother and her granddaughter each tell the story of their last visit in a Yuma hospital, and the two words Mál asked her to hold onto.
From Prayer to Pulpit
Tamara Fore-Ravelo shares what it took to get from the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Reservation to the pulpit, and what kept her going.
Crescendo: How the Ministry Grew
Crescendo began as a pilot project in 2016 to help people sixty and older keep living fully with God and each other. For its tenth anniversary, its founders look back at how the ministry has grown and changed.
Tuesdays at Good Sam
In a small California town with no senior center, Cathy LaManna started a weekly game afternoon at church. Three years in, the people who come are treated like family, and some of them have started coming on Sundays, too.
The Readers
How a young man who grew up in a devout Roman Catholic family became a vocal atheist and then found a home in the Evangelical Covenant Church.
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Mál and Muk: Answered Prayer
News
Swanson-Draheim Elected President of Global Free Church Federation
Tammy Swanson-Draheim, president of the Evangelical Covenant Church, has been elected president of the International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches (IFFEC).
Twenty-Five Years of Miracles
Alaska Christian College marks twenty-five years by looking back at the moments it calls miracles, and ahead to a chapel it plans to build debt-free.
No Roads, No Problem
Joel Oyoumick Jr. is the pilot who gets kids from Alaska’s remote villages to Bible camp—a journey that, by any other route, would take days.
The Covenant Is Welcomed into the National Association of Evangelicals
In August, the National Association of Evangelicals welcomed the Evangelical Covenant Church as one of three denominations to join the organization.
After the Spokane Fires
The evacuation orders have been lifted. In Spokane, two congregations are settling in for the long work of rebuilding with their neighbors.
Curtis D. Peterson
In the kingdom of God, greatness is never measured by how far one can rise above others. Rather, greatness is recognized by how deeply one can love and serve others. By kingdom-of-God standards, Curtis Peterson was a great man!
Announcements
New Rhythm Announced for BLESS Sunday
The Make and Deepen Disciples team announces new BLESS Sunday date: January 24, 2027.
Request for Nominations: Superintendent of the Midsouth Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church
The Midsouth Conference has begun the prayerful process of discerning who God is calling to serve as our next superintendent.
Steve Wong to Become New Coordinator of Adult Discipleship
Rev. Dr. Steve Wong will join the denominational team of the Evangelical Covenant Church as the part-time coordinator of adult discipleship on October 1.
Angela Yee Named Interim Director of Covenant Servant Leadership
Angela Yee has joined the Serve Locally team as interim director of Covenant Servant Leadership. An ordained Covenant minister, she brings decades of experience of equipping lay leaders and a passion for helping them lead with confidence and Christ-centered purpose.
Swanson-Draheim Nominated for Second Term
Tammy Swanson-Draheim has been nominated to a second term as president of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
President’s Letter to Church Annual Meetings
Local Covenant churches may download the Congregational Annual Meeting Letter from President Tammy Swanson-Draheim.
Resourcing The Evangelical Covenant Church
Commentary
Imagination as a Christian Practice
When our imagination grows too small, so does our care; Kristin T. Lee invites us to picture another life and widen the circle of love.
Beyond Clenched Fists
Righteous anger, witnessed through injustice on the ground, becomes a spiritual invitation to act rather than remain with clenched fists.
Facets of Glory: How Culture Helps Us See God
A worship leader is told to put her shoes back on before the service because “that’s just how we do things around here.” Celeste Cecchi on what we can learn about culture and the church.
Faithfulness Over Influence
A spy series about performing for unseen watchers got Jelani Greenidge thinking about how we perform our faith.
A Burglary and a Lesson in Love
A burglary tested Mike Guerrero’s habit of helping strangers in need—but didn’t stop him from loving them.
Sometimes I Fail Judi
After nearly fifty years of marriage, Mike Guerrero writes that caring for his wife during the long good-bye of Alzheimer’s is a privilege. But sometimes, he confesses, he fails her.
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KICY: The Sound of Home
Arts & Culture
Reflections on Writing Scripture, Our Comadre
Sophia A. Magallanes-Tsang traces how friendships in the Latina community shaped the way she reads Scripture.
Honoring Our Past While Naming Our Wounds
The immigrant church was home. That’s what makes questioning it feel like betrayal.
Every Swollen Joint
Reading Lyndsey Medford’s account of a hurricane and an autoimmune flare, Eliza Stiles found the same grief in both—and a case for why our healing and the world’s are bound together.
Pearls, Arrows, and Grace
Amy Muia’s A Desert Between Two Seas traces the ripple of one boy’s drowning across generations of afflicted, often violent characters in post-mission Baja California.
Life or Death Circumstances
Adapting content from his new book, Don’t Despise Our Youth, Covenant pastor David A. Washington makes the case that the youth crisis gripping urban America is, at its core, a church problem. He proposes that we stop ministering to young people and start raising them up to minister to each other.
Requiem for a Nation
Using Pluribus as a lens, Jelani Greenidge reflects on confusion, anger, and humility, inviting readers to reconsider how we see both ourselves and those we struggle to understand.
Home Altar
Week of November 8, 2026
A devotional guide written by Covenanters, inviting you to take time each day for God’s word, quiet meditation, and prayer.
Week of November 1, 2026
A devotional guide written by Covenanters, inviting you to take time each day for God’s word, quiet meditation, and prayer.
Week of October 25, 2026
A devotional guide written by Covenanters, inviting you to take time each day for God’s word, quiet meditation, and prayer.
Week of October 18, 2026
A devotional guide written by Covenanters, inviting you to take time each day for God’s word, quiet meditation, and prayer.
In Memoriam
Larry Fullerton
Retired Covenant pastor Alfred “Larry” Fullerton passed away on September 29, 2026, in Monticello, Minnesota. He was eighty-nine.
Merton Leigh
Retired Covenant pastor Merton Leigh passed away on September 13, 2026. He was 89.
Robert Bergstrom
Retired global personnel Robert L. Bergstrom of Milaca, Minnesota, died in December 2025. He was 100.
Marion Nelson Eklund
Marion Nelson Eklund, spouse of the late Rev. Paul Nelson, died August 29, 2026, in Lindsborg, Kansas. She was 104.
Ted Lavern Smith Jr.
Retired Covenant pastor Ted Smith of Sacramento, California, died August 29, 2026. He was 83.
Jerrine Toll
Jerrine Toll, wife of the late Rev. Eldon Toll, passed away under care of hospice on August 13, 2026. She was 93.
Gregory Mesimore
Retired Covenant pastor Greg Mesimore died August 18, 2026. He was 71.
Jolene Bergstrom-Carlson
Retired Covenant pastor Jolene Bergstrom-Carlson died August 23, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. She was 82.
Love the Cov
Podcast
Sitting Down with Dany Flores and Metzli Doles
In this episode of Love the Cov, Dany Flores and her daughter Metzli share their intergenerational partnership in ministry, reflecting on how their shared commitment to faith, family, and justice shapes their lives and work.
Sitting Down with Harold Spooner and Peter Sjoblom
In episode 4, Harold Spooner and Peter Sjoblom share their journeys in urban ministry and racial reconciliation within the Covenant, reflecting on leadership, justice, and the legacy they hope to leave for future generations.
Sitting Down with Henry and Jelani Greenidge
In episode 3, Jim Sequeira speaks with Henry and Jelani Greenidge about Henry’s pioneering work in planting a truly multiethnic church back in 1988, Jelani’s experiences growing up in that diverse congregation, and their reflections on the state of the multiethnic church today.
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