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Covenant Women Ministries To Remain Self-Supporting
KEYSTONE, CO (June 26, 2002) - After discussion this
weekend, Covenant Women Ministries (CWM) has resolved
to continue to be a self-supporting entity under the
authority of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
The CWM completed three days of board meetings in
Keystone with a business meeting and worship service
Tuesday night. Bonnie Thomas, a noted professor at
Ravencrest Bible College in Estes Park, Colorado, was
the guest speaker as more than 150 were in attendance.
In the past, there have been discussion whether it
might be necessary for CWM to reorganize its mode of
support. Options have included operating as a fully
funded department, placing CWM within the auspices of
another existing department, or remaining as a
self-supporting department. Currently, CWM supports
itself primarily through constituency giving,
endowments and by sales of its magazine, inSpirit.
CWM's board stated that CWM needed to remain a
self-supporting entity "in order to retain its vision
of advancing God's kingdom through women and its
mission of existing to advance God's kingdom through
ministries that equip women to grow, serve, and reach
out with the gospel of Jesus Christ." During a Sunday
afternoon meeting, Evangelical Covenant Church
President Glenn R. Palmberg affirmed CWM's resolve to
stay a self-supporting entity.
Betty Howard was named to replace Karen Hearl as chair
of the CWM board. Julie Rose was appointed the
secretary of the executive board.
CWM also announced its 2003 project, a joint effort
with Children's Hope Chest, an organization that
provides education and training to orphans in three
regions of Russia: Vladimir, Kostroma, and Ivanovo.
Ruth Hill, CWM executive minister, stated that this
partnership will focus on helping orphans in Russia
become productive members of society. This project
will continue the ministry begun through a 1995 CWM
project entitled "My First Bible," an effort to send
Bibles to various orphanages all over Russia.
Children's Hope Chest research indicates that 70
percent of orphans in Russia, after leaving an
orphanage, turn to crime and prostitution in society.
Children's Hope Chest research was done with help from
Russia's educational system.
CWM has scheduled a short-term mission trip to
Johanesburg, South Africa, January 3-15, 2003. They
will partner with South Africa Chinese Covenant
Church. For more information on CWM, its upcoming
mission trip, and CWM's ministries, call Suzannah
Worl, executive assistant of CWM, at 773-907-3332. She
can be emailed at suzannah.worl@covchurch.org.
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