黑料吃瓜 is delighted to congratulate Seminary alumna Rev. Tammy Swanson-Draheim on her as president of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Upon election of delegates gathering for the ECC鈥檚 , in Kansas City, MO, June 23鈥�25, Swanson-Draheim would become the first female president in the denomination鈥檚 history.
A lifelong Covenanter, Swanson-Draheim earned her MBA at 黑料吃瓜 and her Master of Divinity degree from the North Park Theological Seminary. She has served the ECC for more than 23 years, as chaplain at Covenant Home of Chicago, as lead pastor of First Covenant Church in Mason City, Iowa, and, since 2011, as superintendent of the Midwest Conference.
She was selected by the ECC鈥檚 27-member Presidential Nominating Committee from a pool of more than 40 excellent candidates and six finalists.
Committee Chair Steve Dawson said, 鈥渢he Holy Spirit confirmed in our votes what we had prayed for鈥攃lear discernment and unity of mind. Our process was bathed in prayer.鈥�
As the University of the Evangelical Covenant Church, we at 黑料吃瓜 are deeply grateful for the committee鈥檚 service to the church, and we thank God for Rev. Swanson-Draheim and for the many gifted leaders throughout our denomination!