Who We Are

Carney Evangelical Free Church is part of the Evangelical Free Church of America (or EFCA), an association of 1600 autonomous churches united around a Statement of Faith. Click here to find out more about who the EFCA is, what we believe, and why it matters.

Our Staff

Our staff at Carney Free thank God for the opportunity to commit our time to serving the Lord in our church family and in our community. Don't hesitate to reach out to any of us!

  • Pastor Bob & Sandy Norris

    Interim Pastor Bob Norris

     

    Pastor Bob has served as an intentional interim pastor in several churches since joining Interim Pastor Ministries (www.interimpastors.com) in 2016.  It is the mission of IPM to provide temporary pastors to strengthen churches during pastoral transition for greater effectiveness.  He and his wife Sandy came to Carney Free in November of 2024 to accomplish that goal here.

     

    Pastor Bob & Sandy have been married for 49 years and have 4 grown, adult children and 8 delightful grandchildren.  They are excited to be back and in the Upper Peninsula, having served Christ previously in Newberry, MI and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. 

A Brief History of the Carney Free Church

  • 1885 – Suzanna Moseson begins leading a small group of Swedish immigrants to study the Bible
  • 1886 – First church built for the Carney Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church
  • 1892 – Built a larger church building on Lindstroms' Hill east of Carney
  • 1948 – Feb 15: Fire destroys the church building
  • 1948 – Mar 25: Church reorganizes as Carney Bible Church
  • 1948 – May 9: New church building erected
  • 1950 – July 23: Carney Bible Church votes to affiliate with newly-formed Evangelical Free Church of America
  • 1986 – Carney Free jumps in with community to help after tornado destroys area just north of Nadeau
  • 2002 – Church remodeled and built larger sanctuary

Your Part

We are eager to help you find your place in our family at Carney Free. Please give us a call or send us an email with questions you have about connecting with our church family! We look forward to hearing from you!