We Are Indigenous Mission Friends

Curtis Ivanoff talks about our long history in Alaska, where the Covenant has been engaged since our very earliest days when the church in Sweden sent people to share the gospel of Jesus. It’s a complicated story that Curtis engages with compassion and generosity as he unpacks our identity as Indigenous Mission Friends.

Donald Earl Lindman

Donald Earl Lindman, retired Covenant pastor, passed away in Batavia, Illinois, on January 29. He was 89.

We Seek God’s Glory and Neighbor’s Good

Harold Spooner talks about our long history serving marginalized people, beginning with our early children’s home and hospital and continuing our mission to love mercy and do justice. And Todd Slechta shares why he loves the Cov, saying, “I came into the Covenant because I turned left for a cheeseburger.”

Laura Lou Sandstrom

Laura Lou Sandstrom, widow of Covenant pastor and chaplain Bill Sandstrom, died January 27. She was 93.

Everett Jackson

Rev. Dr. Everett “Ev” Jackson, retired pastor, associate professor at North Park Theological Seminary and chaplain for Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, died January 25 in Wilmette, Illinois. He was 89.

We are People of the Book

Michelle Sanchez, executive minister of Make and Deepen Disciples, helps us unpack our identity as people who love Scripture. And Garth Bolinder, superintendent of the Midsouth Conference, shares his journey of why he loves the Cov.