{"id":7314,"date":"2006-08-18T12:44:41","date_gmt":"2006-08-18T17:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=7314"},"modified":"2011-07-06T08:34:18","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:34:18","slug":"5095","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2006\/08\/18\/5095\/","title":{"rendered":"Loyal Covenanter Gave One Final Gift to the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (August 18, 2006) &#8211; Dorothy Grace Nelson loved God and  loved First Covenant Church, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she had  spent most of her 95 years.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was a loyal Covenanter,\u201d says  Don Lundquist, pastor to seniors at First Covenant, but she was little  known beyond her local congregation. So Covenant leaders were surprised  when they learned of a \u201cvery generous gift\u201d that Nelson, who died late  last year, made to the Evangelical Covenant Church.<\/p>\n<p>Now  denominational leaders want other Covenanters to know of Nelson\u2019s  passion for God and his people as a way of expressing their  appreciation, says Byron Amundsen, coordinator of missionary services  for the Department of World Mission. Without being specific on the  amount, he adds, \u201cThis gift will significantly benefit the Departments  of World Mission, Women Ministries, and Church Growth and Evangelism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She  left no immediate survivors, which also meant, \u201cThere\u2019s no one who we  can say thank you to. We want to celebrate her life and thank God for  her faithfulness,\u201d Amundsen says.<\/p>\n<p>The people who worshiped  alongside Nelson knew of her work. She had taught Sunday school to  children and youth, says Dan Thompson, senior pastor of First Covenant.  \u201cShe also was involved with the women\u2019s groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDorothy was  feisty,\u201d says Thompson, adding her business experience may have  contributed to that part of her personality. Nelson and her sister  inherited their father\u2019s hardware store when they were young. Men would  come into the store wondering what women could know about hardware. \u201cShe  probably knew more than they did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was a kick to talk to,\u201d Thompson says. \u201cShe always had a good sense of humor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nelson lived at Covenant Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota, at the time of her death. Her gift was handled through the <a title=\"Covenant Trust Company\" href=\"http:\/\/www.covenanttrust.com\/\">Covenant Trust Company<\/a>, which distributed $17 million to Covenant camps, conferences and churches in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese  gifts have opened new doors for creative ministry opportunities,  sustained important ministries and extended God\u2019s care into the lives of  thousands,\u201d says Donn Engebretson, Covenant executive vice-president.  \u201cThis woman was someone completely unknown to the leadership of the  Covenant, which is a powerful reminder of how our God works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2011 The Evangelical Covenant Church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=7314&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (August 18, 2006) &#8211; Dorothy Grace Nelson loved God and loved First Covenant Church, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she had spent most of her 95 years. 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