Eight years ago John Kareithi was serving as pastor of an independent Swahili-speaking church in Columbus, Ohio, when he heard about the Covenant. The denomination seemed a good fit, and he was excited to bring Revival Church into the ECC in 2010. Revival is a mostly African church with members from DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. Kareithi immigrated to the US from Kenya in 2001.
TURLOCK, CA (July 9, 2018) – Retired Covenant pastor and chaplain Luther Englund died June 29. He was 95. Luther was born at home on
PLANTATION, FL (July 9, 2018) – Memorial services for retired Covenant pastor and chaplain Paul J. Everts will be held July 17 in Plantation, and
NORTHBROOK, IL (July 5, 2018)—M. Jeanette Anderson, widow of former North Park Theological Seminary professor and dean Glenn Anderson, died June 15. She was ninety-one.
CHICAGO, IL (July 5, 2018) – The Covenant Executive Board has named Carol Lawson as interim executive minister of the Develop Leaders/Ordered Ministry mission priority
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 23, 2018) — Delegates elected new members to various boards with results announced during today’s afternoon’s business session of the 133rd Annual
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 23, 2018) – Five new Covenant leaders were installed during last night’s worship service of the 133rdAnnual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 23, 2018) – Delegates to the 133rd Annual Meeting today approved a Resolution of Sympathy in remembrance of pastors, pastors’ spouses, and
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 22, 2018)—Delegates to the 133rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church approved the following candidates for Ordination to Word and Sacrament,
