Sharon Olson, widow of Covenant pastor Dennis Olson, passed away in Stockton, California, on January 9, 2024. She was 84.

Judy Kaufmann, former staff with the Northwest Conference (NWC) and spouse of retired Covenant pastor Austin Kaufmann, passed away on December 30, 2023, in Eagan, Minnesota. She was 76.

Retired Covenant pastor Philip M. Axelson passed away in Warren, Rhode Island, on December 27, 2023. He was 85.

Retired Covenant pastor and former executive secretary of Christian Education David Noreen died in Westminster, Colorado, on December 27, 2023. He was 93.

Noris Maldonado, widow of former CHET seminary president Rev. Dr. Jorge E. Maldonado, passed away on October 21, 2023. She was 81.

Covenant minister and theater professor George Scranton died in Seattle, Washington, on November 28, 2023. He was 79.

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

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

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