PORTLAND, OR (August 21, 2017) — A memorial service for Emma Place, 19, daughter of First Covenant Church pastor Kent Place and his wife, Janice, will be conducted from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, August 25, at Eastridge Covenant Church in Clackamas, Oregon.

Emma and her friend Emily Lang, 19, died in a hiking accident Saturday, August 13, when they fell 150 feet from a trail on Mt. Hood. See Emma for previous story.

Emma was born February 18, 1998. In addition to her parents, she is survived by three sisters, Erin, Laura, and Abby.

Emma was one of four teens whose mission trip to India was documented for Project Blue at CHIC 2015.

 

 

Picture of The Covenant Companion

The Covenant Companion

The Covenant Companion brings together stories and voices that connect, inform, and inspire. Subscribe to our print edition.
CONTINUE READING

Explore More Stories & News

News

No Roads, No Problem

Joel Oyoumick Jr. is the pilot who gets kids from Alaska’s remote villages to Bible camp—a journey that, by any other route, would take days.

Features

God’s Mercy and Our Response

This is a special additional week of Covenant Home Altar devotions from Linda Gilmore, reflecting on God’s mercy and forgiveness. Through Scripture and stories from everyday life, Gilmore considers how God’s mercy shapes the way we understand forgiveness, community, and our own response to God’s grace.

Features

Building Bridges with Curiosity

“Immigration has my face.” A Latina pastor on the bridges people built toward her and the ones she is still crossing.

Rev. Dominique Gilliard leads a group of participants on the Sankofa journey.
Features

Making God’s Name Known and Love Shown

Dominique Gilliard on why he believes evangelism and justice belong together and where he sees hope in a searching world.

Features

A Little Corner of Peace

A mother’s desire for a place where her daughter could belong has grown into a ministry helping children with special needs and their families find a place to belong.