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Lucco Approved as New Great Lakes Superintendent
MUSKEGON, MI (April 30, 2002) - Great Lakes Conference delegates approved Richard
Lucco to replace David S. Dahlberg as superintendent during the conference
annual meeting April 26-27.
Lucco currently serves as senior pastor at Trinity Covenant Church in
Salem, Oregon. He will be installed as superintendent during the 117th
Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church in June and is expected
to begin his new duties in mid-July.
Dahlberg retires this summer after 20 years as superintendent. He was
honored during an annual meeting banquet attended by approximately 200
people.
The Great Lakes Conference office will move this summer from Hudson, Ohio,
to the Detroit area where Lucco will reside, according to conference Chair
Ken Larson. The site is yet to be determined.
Delegates voted to recommend St. John's Church in Millersburg, Ohio, for
adoption into membership in the denomination. Dr. Kenneth Walther, a
professor at Ashland Theological Seminary, is the pastor. St. John's Church
was part of the United Church of Christ before seeking membership in the
Covenant. It averages around 150 in worship attendance.
William Wooldredge (treasurer), Gary Schmauder and Stacey Littlefield were
elected to the conference executive board (Schmauder and Littlefield were
re-elected).
Conference representatives toured Mary and Joseph's House, located on the
property of Forest Park Covenant Church, which served as the host
congregation for the annual meeting. Mary and Joseph's House is part of
Covenant Enabling Residences under Covenant Ministries of Benevolence. The
two buildings house six men and six women.
Larson reported numerous church planting activities under way in the Great
Lakes Conference. Faith Covenant Church in Farmington Hills, Michigan,
recently sponsored a daughter congregation, Christ Covenant Church in
nearby Wixom. Nathan Pawl is the pastor of the
church, which has a core group of 50 adults from Faith Covenant helping in
the startup phase. Weekly services begin Sunday. A grand opening will take
place this fall.
A church in Plymouth, Michigan, pastured by Alex Rahill, is preparing for
its first preview service this fall. A core group of about 50 has been
formed, said Associate Supt. Larry Sherman.
Lighthouse Community Church in Sarnia, Ontario, has started holding regular
worship services. Sarnia is a city of about 100,000, located an hour from
Detroit. The 90-member congregation will be part of the Canada Conference,
although Sherman will assist in the church's development. The
pastor is Mark Crate.
A progress report on a new medical clinic in Detroit was presented during
the business session. Four churches are partners in support of the clinic
located near Messiah Church, which is a recent addition to the
denomination. Kathy Kleinert is the clinic's medical director. The new
location is scheduled to open this summer. Kleinert already sees patients
at her private practice.
For more information on the Great Lakes Conference and its annual meeting,
call 330-655-9345.
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