CHICAGO, IL (November 29, 2010) – Services are pending for Evangelical Covenant Church minister Dulcie Gannett, 62, who died Wednesday.

She has served as on-call chaplain for 22 years at Swedish Covenant Hospital, the longest-serving member of the pastoral care staff, according to chaplain Jose Luz.

Gannett was born October 9, 1948, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Minnesota and a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. She was ordained during the Evangelical Covenant Church Annual Meeting in 2004.

Gannett served on the board of directors and editorial board for Daughters of Sarah magazine, which advocates Christian feminism and was honored for excellence by the Associated Church Press. She also was the publication’s book review editor.

Covenant News Service will publish additional information as it becomes available.

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