Full News Report - Evangelical Covenant Church

Full News Report

Honorary Doctorate Awarded to Dr. Jean Lambert
CHICAGO, IL (May 15, 2008) – Four faculty members of North Park Theological Seminary (NPTS) recently presented Dr. Jean Lambert with an honorary Doctorate of Ministry degree during a special...

Covenant Companion Earns Seven Top Awards
CHICAGO, IL (May 15, 2008) – Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Doug Bixby’s article in The Covenant Companion about his church’s Lenten commitment to stop griping received high...

Food Crisis Underscores Need for Kernels of Hope
NORQUAY, SK (May 15, 2008) – The worst global food crisis in at least a generation heightens the need for the fourth annual Kernels of Hope project, says organizer Ray Baloun.The innovative...

Early Annual Meeting Registration Deadline Nears
CHICAGO, IL (May 14, 2008) – Only two days remain to take advantage of the early delegate registration fee deadline for the 123rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church in June.The...

Make-a-Wish Youth Picks Mission Trip Over Excursion
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (May 14, 2008) – As of today, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has made dreams come true for more than 164,000 children with life-threatening illnesses. According to its website, the...

Contreras to Explore Integrated Ministry Opportunities
CHICAGO, IL (May 14, 2008) – Walter Contreras will conclude his current role with the Department of World Mission of the Evangelical Covenant Church at the end of July as part of a ministry...

North Park Awards 341 Degrees, Two Honorary Doctorates
CHICAGO, IL (May 14, 2008) – Friends and family watched 341 students from 11 countries receive baccalaureate and graduate-level degrees during North Park University’s 115th Spring...

Cizik: We’re All In This Together’
CHICAGO, IL (May 13, 2008) - Richard Cizik has worked with the National Association of Evangelicals since 1980, when he first moved to Washington D.C., eager to promote values often identified with the...

Covenanters Share Experience When Quake Hit
PINGLIANG, CHINA (May 13, 2008) – Dennis and Heather Choate, who work at an English/computer training school here, say they are safe following the earthquake that devastated much of China on...

Two Congo School Leaders Killed in Accident
GBADO, CONGO (May 13, 2008) – Two leaders in the CEUM Gbado Gboketsa school system who have been active in the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM) have died as the result of injuries sustained when...

Memorial Service Thursday for Elizabeth Burke
ANTIOCH, CA (May 13, 2008) – A memorial service for Elizabeth “Lisa” Burke, 59, will be conducted at 5 p.m. Thursday at Golden Hills Community Church in Brentwood. She was the wife of...

CWR Aid Already Reaching Victims of Myanmar Disaster
CHICAGO, IL (May 12, 2008) – A number of critical supplies provided by Covenant World Relief dollars are already on the ground in Myanmar assisting those injured and left homeless by Cyclone...

Cizik Speaks Out on Global Warming, Criticism
CHICAGO, IL (May 12, 2008) - Richard Cizik has worked with the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) since 1980, when he first moved to Washington D.C., eager to promote values often identified...

Christian Leader Conference to Focus on Reconciliation
DURHAM, NC (May 12, 2008) – Representatives of the Evangelical Covenant Church are among 70 invited Christian leaders participating today through Wednesday in a Gathering of U.S. Leaders...

1,200 Volunteers Put Faith into Action Repairing Homes
LOVELAND, CO (May 9, 2008) – More than 1,200 people spent Saturday doing volunteer maintenance and repair work on more than 100 homes around the city and surrounding areas as part of a project...

Seminary Names New Dean of Academic Life
CHICAGO, IL (May 9, 2008) – Linda Cannell will be the new dean of academic life at North Park Theological Seminary, assuming her duties with the new academic year.Cannell currently is the Lois W....

Youth Group’s Cleanup Effort Stirs City into Action
WORTHINGTON, MN (May 8, 2008) – What began last year as an effort by First Covenant church’s youth group to clean the shoreline of a local lake turned Saturday into a community wide effort...

Del Pacto Church Launches CHET Satellite Campus
SAN DIEGO, CA (May 8, 2008) –Del Pacto Covenant Church on Sunday launched the city’s first satellite campus of CHET, an Evangelical Covenant Church training center for Hispanic ministers...

Monthly ‘Early Worship Days’ Service Designed for Seniors
TACOMA, WA (May 8, 2008) – At a time when many churches craft their worship services and programming to reach a younger audience, Praise Covenant Church here has been holding a special service...

Jules Glanzer to Assume Presidency of Tabor College
HILLSBORO, KS (May 7, 2008) – Jules Glanzer, an ordained Evangelical Covenant Church minister and former church planter, will be inaugurated Friday as the 13th president of Tabor College.Midwest...