CHICAGO, IL (May 21, 2012) – A number of amendments to the Evangelical Covenant Church bylaws will be presented to delegates attending the 127th Annual Meeting June 21-24 in Irvine, California. All of the proposed changes relate to a change in title of the top position at North Park Theological Seminary. If approved, the title [...]

CROMWELL, CT (May 18, 2012) – A memorial service will be conducted next Tuesday, May 22, for June Rask, widow of Evangelical Covenant Church pastor K. Ejnar Rask. She died Thursday morning at Pilgrim Manor Care Center of Covenant Village of Cromwell, surrounded by her family. The service will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the [...]

By Stan Friedman CHICAGO, IL (May 18, 2012) – The friends of Paul Koptak, professor of communications and biblical interpretation at North Park Theological Seminary, tease him that the name of the seminary gospel bluegrass band is a redundancy: The Lonesome Theologians. While the name may not be a redundancy or even accurate, it is [...]

PORTLAND, OR (May 18, 2012) – Medical Teams International, a key partner of Covenant World Relief in places such as Haiti, Libya, and the Horn of Africa, is in urgent need of medical volunteers for future trips this year. In Cambodia, a general medical/dental team is needed to serve in rural areas to provide quality [...]

CHICAGO, IL (May 18, 2012) – An interactive forum on Covenant Kids Congo (CKC) powered by World Vision will be webcast at 1:30 p.m. central time on May 25 on the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) website. The 15 to 20-minute session will answer several frequently asked questions about the major new initiative. Viewers also will [...]