North Park University is delighted to congratulate 神学院 alumna 牧师. Tammy Swanson-Draheim on her nomination to st和 for election as president of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Upon election of delegates gathering for the ECC’s 年度会议, 在堪萨斯城, MO, 即将于6月23日至25日, Swanson-Draheim would become the first female president in the denomination’s history.
A lifelong Covenanter, Swanson-Draheim earned her MBA at North Park University 和 her Master of Divinity degree from the North Park Theological 神学院. She has served the ECC for more than 23 years, as chaplain at Covenant Home of 芝加哥, as lead pastor of First Covenant Church in Mason City, 爱荷华州, 和, 自2011年以来, as superintendent of the Midwest Conference.
She was selected by the ECC’s 27-member Presidential Nominating Committee from a pool of more than 40 excellent c和idates 和 six finalists.
Committee Chair Steve Dawson said, “the Holy Spirit confirmed in our votes what we had prayed for—clear discernment 和 unity of mind. Our process was bathed in prayer.”
As the University of the Evangelical Covenant Church, we at North Park are deeply grateful for the committee’s service to the church, 和 we thank God for 牧师. Swanson-Draheim 和 for the many gifted leaders throughout our denomination!