Covenant News

Nelson (BC) Church to Celebrate 75th Anniversary

NELSON, BC (March 10, 2005) - The Evangelical Covenant Church of Nelson will celebrate 75 years of ministry with a weekend event September 3-4, according to pastor James Minturn.

On September 4, the congregation will host a Sunday morning worship service at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson, a noted playhouse. Jeff Anderson, superintendent of the Canada Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church and a previous senior pastor in Nelson, will give the morning sermon. Following Sunday morning worship, the church will hold a picnic at nearby Lakeside Park.

Another of the church's previous pastors, Dan Johnson, will be the guest speaker for a Saturday banquet September 3.

The Evangelical Covenant Church of Nelson was founded in 1930. The church is located three hours north of Spokane, Washington, and has a combined worship attendance of 300. The congregation includes a satellite church in Balfour and two separate congregations meeting in the same building while being funded by a combined budget. A Saturday evening contemporary service is conducted at the Nelson facility while blended services on Sundays occur both in Balfour and in Nelson.

For more information on the church and its 75th anniversary activities, call Minturn or associate pastors Andrew Fortuine and Jesse Lerch at 250-352-9613 or visit the church website at www.ecov.org.

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