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.

Alice Wiens

Alice Mae Joann (White) Wiens, widow of Covenant minister John Wiens, died January 14. She was 82.

Richard Allen Erickson

Retired Covenant pastor Richard Allen Erickson died on October 28, 2021, in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He was 72.