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Memorial Celebration April 2 for Ross Foley
PRIOR LAKE, MN (March 30, 2006) - A memorial celebration will be conducted on
Sunday, April 2, for Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Ross Foley who
died early this morning following a brief struggle with liver and
pancreatic cancer.
Visitation will be observed from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at
Faith Covenant Church in Burnsville, Minnesota. The Sunday celebration
will be at 3 p.m. at the church with a graveside service immediately
following and a reception later at the church.
Foley, 67, was born in New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada. He received a
diploma from Moody Bible Institute and completed a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Greek from Wheaton College in 1963. He earned his M.Div. in
Synoptic Gospels from Fuller Theological Seminary and completed
additional work at North Park Theological Seminary. He was ordained by
the Covenant in 1968.
He most recently served as interim pastor at Redeemer Covenant Church in
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. During his ministry, he served congregations
at Faith Covenant Church in Burnsville, Minnesota; Covenant Church of
the Foothills in La Crescenta, California; Batavia Covenant Church in
Batavia, Illinois; Blue Island Covenant Church in Blue Island, Illinois;
and served as youth pastor at First Covenant Church in Los Angeles,
California.
More information will be posted to this online Covenant news report as
it becomes available.
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