Covenant News
Itinerary for CEUM President Gbuda Luyada
CHICAGO, IL (May 2, 2003) - Congo Evangelical Covenant Church (CEUM) President Gbuda Luyada is spending three and a half months touring local churches of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) in North America.After acquainting himself with Covenant institutions such as North Park University and North Park Theological Seminary, the 48-year-old father of five will spend most of his time traveling to various Covenant churches, including a number of African American congregations. He will also attend the ECC June Annual Meeting in Rosemont, Illinois, before heading back to his home in Gemena. Luyada traveled to Chicago with CEUM pastor Moselu Ngendema.
Following is Luyada's itinerary (as of May 2):
May
- 2-3: Twin Rocks, Oregon - West Hills Covenant Church men's retreat
- 4: Sunday morning worship at Irvington Covenant Church in Portland, Oregon, and Sunday evening worship at West Hills Covenant Church in Portland, Oregon
- 7: Portland, Oregon area pastors lunch
- 8: Seattle, Washington area pastors lunch
- 11: Sunday morning worship at Emerald City Bible Fellowship in Seattle, Washington
- 18: Sunday morning worship at Bay Area Christian Connection in Oakland, California
- 19: Evening meeting at Peninsula Covenant Church in Redwood City, California
- 20: Evening meeting at Modesto Covenant Church in Modesto, California
- 21: Evening meeting at Cornerstone Covenant Church in Turlock, California
- 22: Meetings at Hilmar Covenant Church in Hilmar, California
- 23: Travel to University Covenant Church in Davis, California
- 25: Sunday morning worship service at Eagle Rock Covenant in Los Angeles
- 27: Meetings at Rolling Hills Covenant Church in Rolling Hills Estates, California
- 28: Evening meeting at Sunago Grace Covenant Church in Oakland, California
June
- 1: Sunday morning worship at South Bay Community Church in Fremont, California
- 2: Travel date - Atlanta, Georgia
- 4: Meeting at New Christian Evangelical Covenant Church in Decatur, Georgia
- 8: Sunday morning worship at Trinity Covenant Church in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 9: North Carolina area pastors meeting
- 11: Central Carolina Covenant Church in Asheboro, North Carolina
- 15: Sunday morning worship at New Life Covenant Church in Atlanta, Georgia
- 17: Meeting at New Life Church in Cleveland, Mississippi
- 18: Meeting at Walk of Faith Covenant Church in Mound Bayou, Mississippi
- 21: Meeting at Faith Christian Church in Miami, Florida
- 22: Sunday morning worship at Palmetto Covenant Church in Miami, Florida
- 26-28: Annual Meeting of the ECC in Rosemont, Illinois
- 29: Meeting of Chicago area churches at Northbrook Covenant Church in Northbrook, Illinois
President Luyada departs for Kinshasa, Congo, on July 16. For more information on his visit, call ECC offices at 773-784-3000 and ask for the Department of World Mission.
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