Individuals Elected to Various Covenant Boards

IRVINE, CA (June 23, 2012) – Delegates elected a number of individuals to various boards with results announced during Saturday morning’s business session of the 127th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church.

Following are the results (parentheses indicate length of term). All candidates are unopposed.

Executive Board

  • David R. Danielson, Salem Road Covenant Church, Rochester, Minnesota (6 years)
  • Juana I. Nesta, Nueva Esperanza Covenant Church, Pittsburg, California (6 years)
  • Rachel Sands, Kingdom Builders Covenant Church, Decatur, Georgia (6 years)
  • Mark J. Seversen, Hillcrest Covenant Church, Prairie Village, California (6 years)

Board of Nominations

  • Janet Batiste, Newport Covenant Church, Bellevue, Washington (5 years)
  • Marcia Gustafson, Evangelical Covenant Church, Nelson, British Columbia (5 years)
  • Phillip O. Richardson, Oakdale Covenant Church, Chicago, Illinois (5 years)

Board of the Ordered Ministry

  • James Y. Choi, Lakeview Covenant Church, Northbrook, Illinois. (5 years)
  • Renee Franzen, Brookdale Covenant Church, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota (5 years)
  • Laurel A. Larson, Faith Covenant Church, Farmington Hills, Michigan (5 years)
  • Andrew J. Sebanc, Green Timbers Covenant Church, Surrey, British Columbia. (5 years)

Board of Pensions and Benefits

  • Michael S. Shun, Life Covenant Church, Morganville, New Jersey (5 years)
    Steven W. Curley, Redeemer Covenant Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma (5 years)
    Grant A. Grecu, Faith Covenant Church, Farmington Hills, Michigan (5 years)
    Edward M. Lee, Mosaic Community Covenant Church, Sugar Land, Texas (2 years)

Board of Women Ministries

  • Carole M. Cruson, Arvada Covenant Church, Arvada, Colorado (5 years)
  • Betty L. Hall, Mosaic Community Covenant Church, Sugar Land, Texas (5 years)

Board of Benevolence

  • Ed L. Carey, Kingdom Covenant Church, Miami, Florida (6 years)
  • Lisa R. Caridine, Oakdale Covenant Church, Chicago, Illinois (6 years)
  • Mark L. Mohrweis, Redeemer Evangelical Covenant Church, Carollton, Texas (6 years)
  • Scott A. Macdonald, Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church, Glen Ellyn, Illinois (2 years)

North Park University Board of Trustees

  • Grant C. Clay, Evangelical Covenant Church, Clay Center, Kansas (5 years)
  • Dawn E. Helwig, North Park Covenant Church, Chicago, Illinois (5 years)
  • Steve Johnson, Naperville Covenant Church, Naperville, Illinois (5 years)
  • Michael L. Jordan, La Vina Covenant Church, Kerman, California (5 years)
  • F. Albert Tizon, Berkeley Covenant Church, Berkeley, California (5 years)

Annual Meeting Officers

  • Stanley B. Long, South Bay Community Church, Fremont, California (2 years)
  • Amanda L. Olson, Grace Evangelical Covenant Church, Chicago, Illinois (2 years)
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