ANCHORAGE, AK (June 18, 2013) – Isabelle Toots, wife of Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Nathan Toots, died Monday. Services are pending. Toots, 72, was born July 22, 1940. She married Nathan Toots on March 4, 1980.

Covenanter Tornquist Honored for Service to Mason City MASON CITY, IA (June 17, 2013) — Mason City Councilman Scott Tornquist, who attends First Covenant Church, was honored with the Mason City Noon Rotary City Service Above Self Award. Mayor Eric Bookmeyer presented the award to Tornquist recently. He has served six years on the Mason [...]

NORTHBROOK, IL (June 17, 2013) – Funeral services for Lois Axelson, widow of Nils G. Axelson, were held at Northbrook Covenant Church on Friday. She died June 9. Axelson, 87, was born December 28, 1925, in Odebolt, Iowa. She married Nils G. Axelson in 1952. He died in 1999. Nils Axelson’s four decades of service [...]

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (June 13, 2013) – Raging wildfires have forced several members of Evangelical Covenant Church congregations to evacuate their homes but so far, no property damage or injuries have been reported, says Tammy Swanson-Draheim, Midwest Conference superintendent. Several families from Faith Covenant Church had evacuated, but there were no reports of damage or [...]

By Stan Friedman MURPHYS, CA (June 13, 2013) – One Wednesday a month, restaurant owners Liz and Craig Dickson serve dinner to as many as 100 people without charge. And they deliver. The Dicksons attend Grace Hills Bible Church, A Covenant church in Angels Camp, and call the ministry FEED United, which stands for Food [...]

By Stan Friedman AUSTIN, TX (June 12, 2013) – The unusual racial mix and outreaches of Vox Veniae, an Evangelical Covenant Church congregation, led the New York Times to publish a feature on the church last week. Vox Veniae, which means “Voice of Grace,” was started in 2006 as an independent church pastored by Chinese [...]