Lorraine Holmen

Lorraine Holmen, wife of the late Covenant pastor Gordon Holmen, died October 20, 2023, in Plantation, Florida. She was 102.

Rev. Stephen Chuang Deng Rueh

Rev. Stephen Chuang Deng Rueh, vice president of the Evangelical Covenant Church of South Sudan and Ethiopia (ECCSSE), passed away on October 28 in Hawassa, Ethiopia.

Paul Arthur Johnson

Retired Covenant pastor and former superintendent Paul Johnson died November 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

George Elia

Retired Covenant minister and superintendent George Elia passed away October 2, 2023, in North Carolina.

Herb Freedholm

Retired Covenant minister and former superintendent of the Central Conference Herbert Freedholm died July 21.

Ruth Widman

Retired Covenant missionary Ruth A. M. Widman died July 26, 2023, in Batavia, Illinois. She was 107.

Linda Anderson

Linda Anderson, wife of Covenant pastor Timothy Anderson, passed away from ovarian cancer on August 6, 2023, in Rochester, Minnesota. She was 74.

David W. DeVries

Longtime Covenant leader David W. DeVries died July 5.

John K. Larson

Retired Covenant minister and educator John K. Larson died June 14, 2023. He was 78.

Deborah Power

Retired Covenant pastor Deborah J. Power died April 1, 2023. She was 71.