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Regional News

Regional news from around the conference shares God's mission through local churches, special events as submitted by readers and the staff team. Share your story with us!

July 3, 2008 - Oakdale Covenant Mission Team Working in South Africa... A 27-member delegation from Oakdale Covenant Church in Chicago is working with a YMCA camping program near Cape Town - part of a mission trip designed to respond to a need for specialized services among not only camp participants, but township residents as well. Click here for the full story.

May 23, 2008 - Long Meetings Tiring? Not At This Church!...Members of the mission board at Northwest Covenant Church in Mt. Prospect, IL look forward to their monthly meetings that routinely run three hours from 7 PM - 10 pm. "It's so fun because we come up with so many ideas nad try to figure out how to implement them," says Kim Johnson, board chair. "We always leave with our job assignments." That is the kind of enthusiasm that led the Central Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church to hnor Johnson with its Compassion, Mercy, and Justice Award at its Annual Meeting in April. Click here for the full story on the Covenant Church's Newswire.

May 13, 2008 - A Night of Training for South Side Youth Ministries...North Park University's Center for Youth Ministry Studies and Oakdale Covenant Church are sponsoring a special night of training for youth workers, lay leaders, parents, grandparents, and teachers involved with youth ministries on Chicago's south side on Thursday, June 12 from 6:30-9:00 PM. Admission is only $10 per person, and it will be held at Oakdale Covenant Church at 9440 S. Vincennes Ave. in Chicago. Seminars include: "Rebuilding a Fatherless Generation," "Urban Youth Ministry Discipleship," and "Mooks, Midriffs and Myspace: Engaging a Plugged-in Generation." Click here to download a registration form and here to download a flyer with more information.

May 1, 2008 - Edgebrook Covenant Church's Crafty Angels Recognized on Christianity Today's Small Groups Website... Edgebrook Covenant's knitting and crocheting ministry, the Crafty Angels, is featured in an article on building small groups. The Crafty Angels, now 125 women strong across the country, completed over 4,000 items for a variety of groups helping the needy around the world in 2008. Click here for the full story, and check their blog for the latest news.

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