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Ordination, Commissioning Candidates Approved

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (June 16) - A number of candidates were approved by delegates for ordination and commissioning during the Friday morning business session of the 121st Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Those listed with an asterisk (*) have taken orientation studies at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago.

ORDINATION TO WORD AND SACRAMENT

Denise M. Anderson: Degrees: North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div.), University of Chicago (M.A.); serving Evangelical Covenant Church of Donaldson in Donaldson, Indiana.
Dennis E. Anderson*: Degree, Denver Seminary (M.Div.); serving Crossroads Covenant Church in Loveland, Colorado.
John F. Atkinson*: Degree, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div.); serving Sawmill Covenant Church, Powell, Ohio.
Debra R. Auger: Degree, North Park Theological Seminary, (M.Div.); serving Covenant Bible College-Ecuador.
Verle S. Bend: Degree, North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div.), serving Fairfield Evangelical Covenant Church in Haxtun, Colorado.
Mark A. Carlson: Degree, North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div.); serving McMinnville Covenant Church in McMinnville, Oregon.
Michelle A. Clifton-Soderstrom: Degrees, Loyola University Chicago, (Ph.D), Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (M.T.S.), North Park Theological Seminary (M.A.T.S.); serving North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
Hugh Milton Coke, Jr.*: Degrees, Fuller Theological Seminary (Ph.D), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div.); serving Global Partners for Development in Tucker, Georgia.
Nancy L. Ebner*: Andover-Newton Theological School (M.Div.); serving Evangelical Covenant Church of Indian Orchard in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts.
Jay S. Fast: Degree, North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div); serving Evangelical Covenant Church in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Eric D. Filkin: Degrees, North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div), Illinois Institute of Technology-Kent College of Law, (J.D.); serving Broadway Covenant Church in Rockford, Illinois.
Benchuan Gong: Degrees, North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div.)/(M.B.A.); serving the Evangelical Covenant Church in Evanston, Illinois.
Jed A. Hollenbach: Degree, North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div.); serving Grace Community Covenant Church in Tucson, Arizona.
Cathleen M. Johnson*: Degree, Fuller Theological Seminary (M.Div.); serving Queen Anne Baptist Church in Seattle, Washington.
Neil R. Josephson: Degrees, Regent College, M.Div., North Park Theological Seminary (M.A.T.S.).
Jacob C. Kim: Degrees, North Park Theological Seminary, (M.Div.), University of Toledo (M.A); serving Korean Ark Covenant Church in Morton Grove, Illinois.
M. Karen Lichlyter-Klein: Degree, North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div.); serving Evangelical Covenant Church in Paxton, Illinois.
Paul G. Meador*: Degree, Denver Seminary (M.Div.); serving Faith Community Evangelical Covenant Church in Houston, Texas.
Steven K. Menshenfriend*: Degree, Fuller Theological Seminary (M.Div); serving Blackstrap Covenant Church in Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Richard J. Moore*: Degrees, Bethel Theological Seminary (M.Div.), University of Nebraska (M.Ed.); serving the Evangelical Covenant Church in Sloane, Iowa.
Reid A. Olson: Degrees, North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Talbot School of Theology (M.A.C.E.); serving Pine Lake Covenant Church in Sammamish, Washington.
A. Eric Palmquist: Degrees, North Park Theological Seminary, (M.Div.), North Park University (M.B.A.); serving North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
Richard B. Parrish*: Degree, Fuller Theological Seminary (M.Div.); serving New Hope Covenant Church in Peoria, Arizona.
Adria W. Pearson: Degree, North Park Theological Seminary, (M.Div.); serving Mission Covenant Church in Orange, Massachusetts.
Brian H. Rhen*: Degree, Western Seminary (M.Div.); serving Peninsula Covenant Church in Redwood City, California.
Paul P. Robinson, Sr.*: Degree, McCormick Theological Seminary (M.Div.); serving Catholic Charities in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Adam M. Rohler: Degrees, North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Yale Divinity School (M.A.), serving Bethesda Covenant Church in New York, New York.
Amy J. Rohler: Degrees, North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Yale Divinity School (M.A.); serving Bethesda Covenant Church in New York, New York.
Peter D. Sung*: Degree, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; serving Queenswest Covenant Church in Flushing, New York.
David R. Swaim*: Degree, Harvard Divinity School; serving Highrock Covenant Church in Arlington, Masschusetts.
Donald A. Swanson*: Bethel Theological Seminary (M.Div.); serving FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Illinois.
Melissa M. Wall: Degree, North Park Theological Seminary (M.Div.), serving DeerGrove Covenant Church in Palatine, Illinois.
Theodore M. Yuen*: Degree, Regent College (M.Div.); serving McMinnville Covenant Church in McMinnville, Oregon.

FINALIZATION OF TRANSFER OF ORDINATION

Jeffrey Q. Black*: Transfer from the Episcopal Church; serving St. Barnabas the Encourager Covenant Church in Round Rock, Texas.
Paul C. Cunningham: Transfer from the United Methodist Church; serving Westmoore Community Covenant Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Beth I. Ernest*: Transfer from the United Church of Christ; serving Hospice of Holland Home in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Jonathan W. Hancock*: Transfer from the LaSalle Street Church; serving Emmaus Ministries in Chicago, Illinois.
Deena S. Jones: Transfer from the United Church of Christ; serving Arlington United Church in Arlington, Washington.
J. Armando Machado: Transfer from La Iglesia Jesus de Nazareth de Mexico; serving Iglesia Evangelica Misionera del Pacto in La Villa, Texas.
Bie-Lim Ong*: Transfer from Presbyterian U.S.A.; serving the Evangelical Covenant Church in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Gabriel G. Quiroga: Transfer from the Discipulos de Cristo de Colombia; serving Albany Park Covenant Church in Chicago, Illinois.
Mark Seversen*: Transfer from Elmbrook Church of Waukesha, Wisconsin; serving Hillcrest Covenant Church in Prairie Village, Kansas.

ORDINATION TO SPECIALIZED MINISTRY

Lorraine R. Beaumont: Degrees, George Fox Evangelical Seminary (M.A.T.S.), University of California (D.V.M.), North Park Theological Seminary, certificate in faith and health; serving VetMerge, Davis, California; specialization, faith and health.
Martha L. Burger: Degree, North Park Theological Seminary (M.A.C.F.), serving Department of Christian Formation in Chicago, Illinois; specialization.
Edward F. Delgado: Degrees, Fuller Theological Seminary (M.A.), Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management (M.B.A.), Centro Hispano de Estudios Teologicos, orientation studies; serving Department of Church Growth and Evangelism, Chicago, Illinois; specialization, administration, leadership.
Deborah J. Griffith: Degree, North Park Theological Seminary (M.A.C.E.); serving Central Conference in Chicago, Illinois; specialization, Christian Education.
Timothy W. Holgerson*: Degrees, Asbury Theological Seminary, (M.A.), Wichita State University, (M.M.E.); serving Countryside Covenant Church in McPherson, Kansas; specialization, music and worship.
Elizabeth M. Mosbo Verhage: Degrees, North Park Theological Seminary (M.A.T.S.) and North Park University (M.A.C.D.); serving Bread for the World in Minneapolis, Minnesota; specialization, compassion and justice.

COMMISSIONING

Erik G. Cave*: Degree, Northwest College (B.A.); serving First Covenant Church in Portland, Oregon; specialization, youth ministries.
Valerie C. Pederson*: Northwestern College (B.A.); serving Buffalo Covenant Church in Buffalo, Minnesota; specialization, youth ministries.
Timothy C. Ramgren*: North Park University, (B.A.); serving Broadway Covenant Church in Rockford, Illinois; specialization, youth ministries.

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