Kathleen Osgood

Kathleen Osgood, wife of Covenant minister Rev. Dan Osgood, passed away in Greenfield, New Hampshire, on July 4, 2022. She was 69.

Arnold Bolin

Arnold Richard Bolin died July 2, 2022, in Northbrook, Illinois, on his 68th wedding anniversary. He was 93.

Walter Persson

Walter Persson, retired mission director of the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden (SMF), died on Pentecost, June 5, 2022.

Daniel Edwards

Covenant pastor Daniel Edwards died June 18. He was 69.

James Schwalm

James Werner Schwalm died May 14, 2022, in Rockford, Illinois. He was 76.

Sankofa: Join Us on the Bus

Hear from leaders and participants, as well as Sankofa veteran Nilwona Nowlin, who walks us through the journey—and shares her reflections after years of getting on the bus. For more information visit covchurch.org/sankofa

Joann LeVahn

Retired Covenant global personnel Joann “Jody” LeVahn died May 27. She was 90.

Dr. Cislin Williams

Retired Covenant pastor Dr. Cislin Williams passed away in Miami, Florida, on May 18. She was 70.

Ruth Evelyn Elia

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 Erickson

Violet (“Vi”) Erickson, widow of Covenant minister and former superintendent Robert Erickson, died April 26. She was 95.