It’s God’s Call
When so many other voices said no, the Covenant made a momentous decision. We commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the church’s vote to ordain women.
The Covenant Companion
July 4, 2016
When so many other voices said no, the Covenant made a momentous decision. We commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the church’s vote to ordain women.
Camille WoodenSenior Pastor, Abundant Life Covenant Bible Church, Pasadena, California; chaplain for the L.A. SparksOrdained: 2008 My Journey I married my husband, Barry, in 2002
Kathy Choi-LeePastoral team member (part-time), Christ Covenant ChurchVilla Park, IllinoisOrdained: 2000 My Journey God called me into ministry, and I simply followed. My call began
Karen HinzChaplain, Covenant Village of Northbrook, IllinoisOrdained: 2001 My Journey For me, God unfolded his plans slowly, almost stealthily. I was a happy journalist, an
Marilyn Sandin-RossRetired in 2012 after thirty years of pastoral ministry with the Presbyterian ChurchOrdained: 1981 My Journey A great-granddaughter of Swedish Mission Covenant immigrants, I
Ileana Garcia-SotoSolo pastor (part-time), Prince of Peace Covenant ChurchMondovi, WisconsinOrdained: 2013 My Journey Why did I go into ministry? God called. It was as simple
JoAnn DeasyDirector of institutional initiatives and student research at the Association of Theological Schools, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaOrdained: 2000 My Journey When I was in high school,
Diane StevensonAssociate pastor, Bethany Covenant Church, Berlin, ConnecticutCommissioned: 1980Ordained: 1998 My Journey I first sensed a call to ministry in junior high. I’d never experienced
Carol Shimmin NordstromRetired in January 2016 from full-time ministryOrdained: June 1978 My Journey I knew that God had called me to full-time Christian ministry. When
Sarah HenryAssociate pastor, Faith Evangelical Covenant ChurchWheaton, IllinoisOrdained: 2016 My Journey I began the path to ordination in 2014, but after I forgot to fill
