Covenant News

Michigan Church Marks 50 Years of Ministry

TRAVERSE CITY, MI (October 31, 2001) - Nearly 160 people celebrated the 50th anniversary of West Bay Covenant Church in Traverse City recently. Great Lakes Supt. David S. Dahlberg preached during the worship service.

The church hosted a banquet and concert the previous evening that attracted approximately 130 people. The congregation also celebrated completion of a debt reduction campaign - the congregation raised $52,000 to pay off the $50,000 debt, according to pastor Richard Skar.

West Bay Covenant Church began meeting at a local schoolhouse in 1951 as the West Bay Mission. By 1954, the church had purchased property for a chapel and parsonage, renamed itself West Bay Covenant Church and joined the Evangelical Covenant Church. The church averages 128 in worship attendance.

For more information about West Bay Covenant and its ministries, call 231-946-7947.

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