GRAND RAPIDS, MI (June 18, 2012) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor and missionary Edwin D. Noren will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Covenant Church. Noren, 88, died Sunday. Continue Reading »
Posts tagged ‘Great Lakes’
Detroit Covenanters Serve Hundreds at Special Event
DETROIT, MI (May 29, 2012) – Evangelical Covenant Church congregations and related ministries were among numerous organizations that served hundreds of people when they participated in “Lovin’ the D” at Wayne State University on May 19. Continue Reading »
Memorial Service Saturday for C. LaVerne Erickson
NORTHBROOK, IL (May 22, 2012) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor C. LaVerne Erickson, 101, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Covenant Village of Northbrook. He died Friday, May 18. Continue Reading »
Funeral Service Saturday for George Welch
NORTHBROOK, IL (May 10, 2012) – A funeral service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church missionary and pastor George Welch, 100, will be conducted in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday. He died Monday at Brandel Care Center in Northbrook, Illinois. Continue Reading »
McGrath Welcomed as New Great Lakes Superintendent
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (May 2, 2012) – Delegates to the Great Lakes Conference annual meeting elected Garth McGrath to be their new superintendent and honored his predecessor, Richard Lucco, with an award that will be given annually in his honor. Continue Reading »
Briefs: Naval Academy Sermon, Overcoming ‘Obstacles’
Smith Preaches at U.S. Naval Academy
Efrem Smith
ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 23, 2012) – Efrem Smith, superintendent of the Pacific Southwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church, doesn’t remember exactly how discussions started three years ago to have him preach at the U.S. Naval Academy, but coordinating schedules had not worked out until earlier this month, when he spoke four times. Continue Reading »
Memorial Service Planned for Howard H. Carlstrom
NORTHBROOK, IL (March 26, 2012) – A memorial service will be conducted in April for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Howard H. Carlstrom, 88, who died Saturday at Covenant Village of Northbrook where he had lived for 13 years. Continue Reading »
Close Call as Twister Rips Through Michigan Town
DEXTER, MI (March 16, 2012) – About half a dozen members of Connexions Covenant Church suffered some damage to their houses, but no one was injured when an EF3-rated tornado skipped through the community Thursday evening, said Pastor Ron Gelaude, who had helped put a tarp on the roof of one home this morning. Continue Reading »
McGrath Nominated to Lead Great Lakes Conference
CHICAGO, IL (March 9, 2012) – Garth McGrath, senior pastor of Monadnock Covenant Church in Keene, New Hampshire, has been nominated to serve as superintendent of the Great Lakes Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), it was announced today. Continue Reading »
Briefs: Generosity, Musical Instruments, Fitness Outreach
Summit Motivates Leaders to Whole-life Generosity
WILMETTE, IL (March 8, 2012) – More than 100 church leaders from different denominations participated in a Generosity Summit at Winnetka Covenant Church led by Scott Ridout, Converge Worldwide director of generosity. Continue Reading »
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