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Former pastors who participated in the celebrations were David Noreen,
Jerome Engseth, Eldon Toll, Greg Ralston, and former youth worker (now
pastor) Bruce Johnson. At the final anniversary worship service on May
21, Donn Engebretson, executive vice-president of the Evangelical
Covenant Church, spoke on Acts 1:1-8 and encouraged the congregation
that "We Are The Plan."
The theme of the anniversary celebration was "Remember, Rejoice and
Rededicate." During the year, several charter and more recent members
shared memories of Northwest Covenant's early years in a Sunday morning
segment called "Northwest Moments."
Separate reunions were planned for youth group members during Greg
Ralston and Bruce Johnson's tenures in the 1980's, and also for members
of Soul Purpose, NWCC's high school singing group in the 1970's.
Northwest Covenant Church is located in a northwest suburb of Chicago.
J. Paul Thompson is senior pastor.
For more information about the church and its ministries, call
(847)255-4671 or visit the church website at www.northwestcovenant.com.
Northwest Covenant Celebrates 50 Years of Ministry
MT. PROSPECT, IL (June 7) - Northwest Covenant Church (NWCC) recently
concluded its yearlong celebration of 50 years of ministry. Four major
anniversary events - a picnic, a brunch, a luncheon and a banquet - each
following a celebrative worship service, drew several hundred people.
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