Ministerium President Taylor Burgoyne Steps Down
Taylor Burgoyne announced his decision to resign his role as president as he moves into a new pastoral call.
Taylor Burgoyne announced his decision to resign his role as president as he moves into a new pastoral call.
Covenant pastor Efrain “Brother E” Alicea passed away in New York City, New York, on January 31, 2023. He was 59.
Wayne Hansen, husband of retired Covenant pastor Carolyn Hansen, died June 12, 2022, in Mercer Island, Washington. He was 80.
The award is named in honor of the only lay president to serve the Evangelical Covenant Church. It is presented during each year’s Annual Meeting and honors a layperson who has demonstrated a life of commitment and dedication to Christ and the church.
Craig W. Nelson, retired Covenant pastor and former president of Minnehaha Academy, died on January 5, 2023, after a short illness. He was 90.
Retired Covenant pastor Bob Hirsch passed away on December 25, 2022, at Covenant Living of Turlock, California. He was 91.
The Board of Covenant Trust Company has appointed Scott Hanson, vice president of Finance for Covenant Ministries of Benevolence, to chair the search committee for the replacement of Ann Wiesbrock, president of Covenant Trust Company.
Harvetha “Ve” Woodson, wife of Covenant minister Terrance Woodson, died from cancer on November 22, 2022. She was 67.
Clyde Harvey, pastor of First Covenant Church of Superior, Wisconsin, died in Duluth, Minnesota, on November 18, 2022. He was 70.
Lorraine Pratt, widow of Covenant minister Wallace Pratt, died on October 19, 2022, in Mahtomedi, Minnesota. She was 95.
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