|
Home
Central Conference Recommends Four New Churches
LAFAYETTE, IN (May 12, 2003) - Four churches were recommended for membership in
the Evangelical Covenant Church during the recent annual meeting of the
Central Conference under the theme "Beyond the Threshold." Attendees
included 112 delegates representing 55 ch
urches and 24 special guests.
The recommended churches include Agape Community Covenant Church in
Chicago, Illinois; Friends4Life Covenant Church in Flossmoor, Illinois;
Iglesia del Pacto Evangelico Peniel in Chicago; and Millard Community
Church in Millard, Wisconsin. Each church received an engraved copy of the
Covenant hymnal.
Superintendent Herbert M Freedholm was re-elected, but announced he will
retire in August 2005. Those elected to the executive board include Douglas
Johnson, chair; Peggy Peryam, vice chair; and members David Erickson,
Daniela Gonzala and Mark Johnson.
Those elected to the Harbor Point Ministries Board included Phillip Carlson
(chair), Iron River, Michigan; Dawn Mueller, Homers Glen, Illinois; and
Todd Anderson, DeKalb, Illinois. Elected as district supervisors for
two-year terms are Paul Allen, West Suburban District; Richard Hampton, Fox
Valley District; and James Danielson, Great Lakes District.
The Friday evening banquet featured introductions and creative
presentations from each of the conference's nine districts, hosted by
Christopher Ek, Crystal Lake, and Kirsten Nelson of the Central Conference.
Randall Wilkens of the host church, Lafayette Covenant, led the Friday
worship service. The communion service incorporated a number of special
features, including readers' theater, liturgical dance, reflections and
responsive readings. Saturday morning and afternoon sessions included times
of worship and witness, with representatives bring personal testimonies of
God's work in their respective churches, including the Evangelical Covenant
Church of Lafayette and Riverside Covenant in West Lafayette.
During the Saturday luncheon, the Town and Country Award was presented to
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hudson of Iron River, Michigan. Also recognized were
retiring ministers A.L. Fullerton and Richard Johnson. Appreciation was
shown for board members completing two consecutive terms - John
Fredrickson, Herbert Hedstrom and Walter Schiller.
A new conference budget was approved, reflecting a significant emphasis on
church planting, church revitalization, home mission partnerships and the
Churches Planting Ministries initiative.
Copyright © 2008 The Evangelical Covenant Church. |
|
|
|
