Covenant News

Dawson Covenant Church Dedicates Building

DAWSON, MN (July 21, 2003) - DAWSON, MN (July 21) – Newly appointed Northwest Conference Superintendent James Fretheim was the guest speaker on Sunday afternoon as Dawson Covenant Church celebrated the dedication of a 10,000-square-foot facility.

The church had begun the dedication weekend on Saturday with an open house at the new building, said pastor John Norland. The congregation also hosted a lunch preceding Sunday's dedication service. Combined attendance for the events was 400 people. Norland said that one meaningful moment occurred when building project chair Duane Haugen and general contractor Ken Knutson placed the keys of the church on the altar before Fretheim gave a prayer of dedication for the new building.

Dawson Covenant's "Opening New Doors with Christ" building project began in January 2002 and groundbreaking ceremonies occurred five months later. The church officially moved into the new building on June 29.

"We had a fantastic day," said Norland. "There were so many friends and family home for the day and it was a marvelous day of worship. So many had come home for the weekend and yet we had many from our congregation and community came too. Duane Haugen retold the history of the past several years that led to the building project. Our general contractor Ken Knutson recounted the story of the actual building and did so with humor and wonderful words of encouragement."

Dawson is a community of 1,700 located about 145 miles west of the Twin Cities. The church is located about eight miles west of Dawson. The church has an average worship attendance of about 100, said Norland.

For more information on the church, call Norland at 320-769-2255. More about the church can be found on the church website, www.dawsoncovenantchurch.org.

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