Dr. Cislin Williams
Retired Covenant pastor Dr. Cislin Williams passed away in Miami, Florida, on May 18. She was 70.
Retired Covenant pastor Dr. Cislin Williams passed away in Miami, Florida, on May 18. She was 70.
Ruth Evelyn Elia, wife of retired Covenant pastor and East Coast Conference superintendent George B. Elia, died May 22 at Windsor Skilled Nursing in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. She was 90.
Violet (“Vi”) Erickson, widow of Covenant minister and former superintendent Robert Erickson, died April 26. She was 95.
Mary Chung March outlines our history of becoming a multiethnic mosaic, growing from our roots as a Swedish immigrant church. And Steve Wong, pastor of the first Asian American church plant in the Covenant, reflects on his journey into the Covenant, how he has seen the denomination change, and our call to continue becoming the beloved community.
After a diligent and prayerful discernment process, Debra Mitchell has been named the Interim Executive Director of Operations for the Evangelical Covenant Church, effective July 1, 2022.
Covenant historian Hauna Ondrey and Dominique Gilliard join us to talk about the end of the 1960s, the Black Manifesto, the Covenant’s unique response to this call to white churches and synagogues—and where we witness similar themes in our culture today.
Lynda A. Collins, wife of retired pastor Tom Collins, passed away in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 13, 2021. She was 76.
Longtime Covenant pastor and leader Richard Lucco died Tuesday, May 17, one day shy of his 71st birthday. He helped guide the Covenant as a local, conference, and denominational leader who was known for his compassion as well as his Hawaiian shirts and his passion for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Nyawuor “Sunday” Chuol, daughter of Covenant global personnel James Chuol Tang of Mankato, Minnesota, passed away in April. She was 30.
Covenant pastor Ignatius “Naas” Tredoux died in Portland, Oregon, on April 23, after a 17-month bout with aggressive cancer. He was 52.
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