Lynda A. Collins
Lynda A. Collins, wife of retired pastor Tom Collins, passed away in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 13, 2021. She was 76.
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May 27, 2022
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.
Retired Covenant minister Arthur Stejskal died April 7th in Plantation, Florida. He was 94.
Margaret Spring “Peggy” Logue, wife of retired Covenant minister Donald E. Logue, died April 1 in Grand Island, Florida. She was 86.
Retired Covenant pastor Robert “Bob” Anderson of Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, died April 23, 2022. He was 90.
In the Covenant we identify as non-creedal, meaning we do not adhere to a specific creed. But non-creedal does not mean we are without theology. The six Covenant affirmations address the question, “What does the Covenant believe?” Retired North Park Theological Seminary professor Klyne Snodgrass joins us.
As a denomination, we voted to ordain women in ministry in 1976. In this episode, we talk with Evelyn Johnson, a woman of many firsts, including the first woman elected to lead a department at Covenant Offices within the budget and the first female superintendent. She shares her memories of those early years and her experiences serving in more than 40 years of ministry in the Covenant.
The Covenant Executive Board of the Evangelical Covenant Church and the Ordered Ministry and Develop Leaders Nominating Committee has selected Rev. Herb Frost as its nominee for the role of executive minister of Ordered Ministry and Develop Leaders.
