{"id":7506,"date":"2006-07-31T14:01:14","date_gmt":"2006-07-31T19:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=7506"},"modified":"2011-07-06T08:33:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:33:55","slug":"5060","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2006\/07\/31\/5060\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Celebrates 100 Years of Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAKE UNION, MINNESOTA (July 31, 2006) &#8211; A small church\u2019s nourishment and  training of its pastors was celebrated during centennial anniversary  activities at Lake Union Evangelical Covenant Church on July 16. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Although the congregation has a membership of 46 individuals, more than  200 people squeezed into the church for Sunday worship. Evangelical  Covenant Church (ECC) President Glenn Palmberg delivered the message.  The church celebrated the influence its ministry has had over its many  years of service.<\/p>\n<p>Former pastor Carol Shimmin Nordstrom served from 1975-1976 and was one  of the first women pastors in the denomination. She recalled a  conversation over proper etiquette with one of her former confirmation  students, Brad Looman, who is now the church chairperson.<\/p>\n<p>Nordstrom was playing softball with the church youth when she asked  Looman if it was appropriate for her to wear pants. The teenager  immediately replied, \u201cWell, all of our other pastors did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were learning, and you didn\u2019t let that get in the way,\u201d former  pastor Fred Glasser told the gathering at a local ballroom in the  evening. Glasser was one of seven former pastors to attend the event. As  is the case for many small churches, financial constraints meant a  majority of Lake Union\u2019s pastors were seminary students or recent  graduates who stayed for a couple years before moving on.<\/p>\n<p>Pioneers formed the church that has subsequently shortened its name from  the original: Swedish Christian Mission Congregation (Independent) of  Lake Union, North Kingston, Meeker County, Minnesota. Current pastor  Mike McCain emceed the celebration and read from the official log that  highlighted other events in the church history:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 1937, the women of the church raised money to install electric lights<\/li>\n<li>In 1938, the language of Sunday worship was changed from Swedish to English, except for the first Sunday of each month.<\/li>\n<li>In 1939, the constitution was translated and adopted in English<\/li>\n<li>Also in 1939, a committee was formed to consider putting in a basement<\/li>\n<li>In 1950, the church board considered moving the church to  Kingston, Minnesota. After a 7-6 vote, however, they recorded the  following in the official minutes: \u201cBeing such a close count, we decided  to stay where we are.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although the church is staying where it is, members are determined to  continuing to care for pastors, who will make a difference far beyond  the boundaries of this small community.<\/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=7506&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAKE UNION, MINNESOTA (July 31, 2006) &#8211; A small church\u2019s nourishment and training of its pastors was celebrated during centennial anniversary activities at Lake Union Evangelical Covenant Church on July 16. 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