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DeLoach Wins Olympic Bronze in Long Jump

LONDON, ENGLAND (August 9, 2012) – Covenanter Janay DeLoach garnered a bronze medal in the long jump on Wednesday by the narrowest of margins. Continue Reading »

CHIC 2012 Videos Now Online for Viewing

CHICAGO, IL (August 8, 2012) – Covenanters everywhere now have the opportunity to watch a collection of 29 videos produced during CHIC 2012 that generated more than 15,000 page views from people in 31 countries. Continue Reading »

2012 Pastoral Compensation Report Now Available

CHICAGO, IL (August 8, 2012) – The 2012 edition of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) Pastoral Compensation Report is now available on the Covenant website, offering a wide range of resources and guidelines for use by local Covenant churches in establishing compensation levels for pastoral staff. Continue Reading »

Live Broadcast with Missionaries on Thursday

CHICAGO, IL (August 7, 2012) – A 15 to 20-minute live interview with Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries from around the world will be broadcast live on CovChurch.tv at 12:15 p.m. (CST) Thursday. Continue Reading »

Covenanter Goes for the Gold in Olympic Long Jump

By Stan Friedman

LONDON, ENGLAND (August 7, 2012) – Covenanter Janay DeLoach will go for Olympic gold Wednesday when she competes in the long jump finals. Continue Reading »

Covenanter DeLoach Begins Quest for Olympic Gold

LOVELAND, CO (August 6, 2012) – Janay DeLoach, who attends Crossroads Covenant Church, will begin her qualifying rounds for the women’s long jump at the Olympics on Tuesday.

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First Visitors Arrive for Congo 75th Celebration

KARAWA, DR CONGO (August 6, 2012) – The first of 24 international church representatives arrived Saturday to help celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Covenant’s ministry in Africa – festivities will take place August 12-15. Continue Reading »

CHIC Stories Top July’s Most-Read List

CHICAGO, IL (August 6, 2012) – Eight of the 10 most-read Covenant News Service stories in July were related to CHIC 2012, the triennial youth event that attracted some 5,000 students to Knoxville, Tennessee. Click on the link to the stories. Continue Reading »

Memorial Service Planned for Harry Ekstam

BATAVIA, IL (August 3, 2012) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church minister and administrator Harry Ekstam, 94, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 18, at Batavia Covenant Church. Pastor Mark Nilson will officiate. Ekstam died Thursday afternoon. Continue Reading »

Links: What Covenanters Are Talking About Online

By Stan Friedman

CHICAGO, IL (August 3, 2012) – Many Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos with one another that Covenant News Service believes may be of interest to others. Following is a sample of those submissions – their inclusion does not represent an endorsement of any views expressed. Continue Reading »