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Edmonton to Mark 50 Years in October
EDMONTON, AB (July 29, 2002) - Edmonton Evangelical Covenant Church will
celebrate its 50th anniversary October 11-13 with a Saturday night banquet
and special Sunday worship service.
Albert Josephson, a pastor at the church from 1967 through 1973, will speak
at the October 13 morning service. Lillian Pearson, one of the catalysts in
founding
the church, will also speak during the weekend.
The church will begin its celebration with a hymn sing October 11. Pearson
will be the guest speaker that evening. On October 12, the church will have
an afternoon event to commemorate the history of the church. Josephson will
speak and a local quartet will sing at a banquet at King Edward Park
Community Hall in Edmonton later that day. The
church began its ministry with worship services at that location during the
early 1950s.
Originally organized as the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of
Edmonton, the congregation had its initial worship service September 16,
1951, at a local community hall. The church was officially chartered on
January 31, 1952, and was accepted into the denomination five months later.
Melvin Pederson was the first pastor at the church, serving in a temporary
role. Kenneth M. Englund was the church's first full-time pastor, serving
four years. The congregation enjoyed a highly successful Sunday school
program, which had 117 enrolled during its early years (85 in its Junior
Hi-League). A Frontier Friends campaign assisted the church in building its
facility, which was dedicated September 23, 1956, with Evangelical Covenant
Church President T.W. Anderson as the guest speaker.
Currently, the church has an average worship attendance of around 70,
according to Pastor Sam Drew.
For more information about the church and its upcoming celebration, call
Vern Dennis at 780-435-7057 or email him at vdennis@interbaun.com.
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