Covenant News

Wisconsin Church Celebrates New Building Addition

ELLSWORTH, WI (August 25, 2004) - Zion Covenant Church held an open house and dessert on Sunday afternoon as part of a celebration for a new 6,000 square foot addition onto its existing facility.

Pastor David Eaton said that the event included about 250 people from the community and surrounding area. Elder Langager, a former pastor, and his wife, Nettie, attended Sunday's festivities as did Margaret Nordstrom, whose late husband, Paul Sundberg, was a former pastor at the church. A number of former members from out of town also attended.

Don Fensterman, who heads the Covenant's Churches Planting Churches initiative, gave a greeting during the afternoon ceremonies. He assisted Zion Covenant during the building campaign "Step of Faith Campaign." The effort had raised a substantial amount of money towards the $800,000 needed to complete the project. The congregation has paid 60 percent of the bill thus far.

The new addition has been at least partially in use since January. It includes a multipurpose activity center, bathrooms, office space and remodeled education space, Eaton added.

Zion Covenant Church averages 125 in worship attendance in a town of 3,000 in western Wisconsin. It is part of the Lake Pepin District of the Northwest Conference and is one of two Covenant congregations in Ellsworth.

For more information about the church, call Eaton at 715-273-4148 or email him at zionacov@redwing.net.

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