Memorial Service Tuesday for Ray Dahlberg

NORTHBROOK, IL (June 22, 2013) – A memorial service will be conducted this coming Tuesday evening for Ray Dahlberg, executive director emeritus of world mission of the Evangelical Covenant Church, who died Friday evening.

The service will begin at 7 p.m. at Northbrook Covenant Church, 2737 Techny Road in Northbrook, Illinois. A visitation will be observed from 6 to 8 p.m. today (Monday) at the Northbrook church.

“His long tenure of global engagement was driven by a deep heart for the whole mission of Christ, and managed with administrative acumen,” said President Gary Walter upon learning the news.

More information will be published as soon as it becomes available.

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