WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 10, 2010) – A recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will require that churches and other organizations stop using wireless microphones in the 700 MHz band (698-806 MHz) by June 12 or face the possibility of heavy fines. Continue Reading »
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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines
EDMOND, OK (March 10, 2010) – International Christian Fellowship, a church of roughly 300 people in Nairobi, Kenya, became the 100th church to join the Lifechurch.tv Network, Pastor Craig Groeschel announced last week. Continue Reading »
Photos from Farmers to Markets Program
LOKO, CONGO (March 10, 2010) – The first office for the new Farmers to Markets program sponsored by the Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) has opened. Farmers to Markets is a major new economic development program made possible by a grant to PCP by the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID. Continue Reading »
Women Conclude Triennial Conference in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (March 9, 2010) – Countering domestic violence and helping its victims was the main focus of CDIPE Triennial XIII, a gathering of women from across Covenant churches in Latin America, and Spanish-speaking congregations in the United States that was held Thursday through Sunday. Continue Reading »
Glitch in Newswire Delivery Corrected
CHICAGO, IL (March 9, 2010) – A technical glitch, which briefly interrupted delivery of the daily Newswire emails to subscribers over the past few days, has been corrected, Covenant News Service has been informed. Continue Reading »
Memorial Service March 26 for Roy E. Olson
CHICAGO, IL (March 9, 2010) – A memorial service will be conducted on March 26 for retired Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Roy E. Olson, 86, who died Monday. Continue Reading »
Spiritual Direction Gaining Momentum in Covenant
CHICAGO, IL (March 8, 2010) – Spiritual director networks that are being formed in several conferences of the Evangelical Covenant Church are providing new opportunities for Covenant pastors and laity to strengthen their relationships with God, says Dan Pietrzyk, director of the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence program. Continue Reading »
Photos from the Chile Earthquake
DICHATO, CHILE (March 8, 2010) – Although many of their own homes have been heavily damaged or destroyed, members of the Covenant Church of Chile in Tomé are helping their neighbors 10 minutes away in Dichato, another community that was decimated by the earthquake and the tsunami that followed. Continue Reading »
News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines
WALNUT CREEK, CA (March 5, 2010) – Outreach Magazine has named Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Mae Cannon’s book, Social Justice Handbook: Small Steps for a Better World, as a Resource of the Year. Continue Reading »
Haiti Disaster Relief Fund Tops $900,000 Mark
CHICAGO, IL (March 4, 2010) – The Covenant World Relief (CWR) disaster relief fund for Haiti has received more than $900,000 in contributions following an earthquake just seven weeks ago that leveled much of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, says CWR Director Dave Husby. Continue Reading »
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