MCMINNVILLE, OR (June 7, 2012) – The McMinnville Covenant Church pastor and parish nurse are helping spearhead plans for a health clinic that would provide free service to county residents. Continue Reading »
News
Sermons Sought for New Book Project
By Stan Friedman
WASILLA, AK (June 6, 2012) – Tom Luchsinger, pastor of Mat-Su Covenant Church, wants his colleagues’ sermons. Continue Reading »
New Booklet Offers Ways to Combat Trafficking
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (June 5, 2012) – PROTECT, a new 40-page booklet published by the Department of Women Ministries of the Evangelical Covenant Church, shares practical ways in which local churches and individuals can fight human trafficking. Continue Reading »
Crowder Surprises Fan During H.S. Graduation
WOODBURY, MN (June 5, 2012) – Caleb Gotz, a member of Gallery Covenant Church in St. Paul, was celebrating his high school graduation when internationally known Christian artist David Crowder showed up. Continue Reading »
Helping the Homeless – One Bike At a Time
By Stan Friedman
GRANITE BAY, CA (June 4, 2012) – Shawn Holiday is the unlikely founder of a ministry that provides bikes to the homeless – a ministry that also is on the verge of developing national affiliates. Continue Reading »
Confusing Names, Cornerstone Demise Top May’s Report
CHICAGO, IL (June 4, 2012) – Changes in names, ownerships, and an iconic rock festival predominated the most-read Covenant News Service stories in May. Continue Reading »
Graffiti Provides Pathway to Deep Conversations
By Stan Friedman
LA CORUÑA, SPAIN (June 1, 2012) – What started as an effort to clean graffiti from a pedestrian walkway developed into a “tapestry of relationships” among neighborhood residents, politicians, members of a local church plant, a mission team from Covenant Grove Church in Modesto, California, and local graffiti artists. Continue Reading »
Briefs: Rebuilding Homes, Swedish Merger, Sankofa
Covenant World Relief Sends Disaster Relief to Thailand
NAM KHE, THAILAND (June 1, 2012) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) is responding with assistance to help rebuild homes in the village where powerful storms during this monsoon have ripped the roofs off buildings and caused other damage. Continue Reading »
‘Ugly Meter’ Poses Threat to Self-Esteem
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (June 1, 2012) – Although the creator and many users of Ugly Meter – one of the most popular Apple applications – say it’s all in good fun, some people who work with teens say it also can inflict emotional damage on people who already struggle with body image. Continue Reading »
Memorial Service Conducted for Lillian Hanson
MERCER ISLAND, WA (May 31, 2012) – A memorial service was conducted today for Lillian (Rendahl) Hanson, widow of Ralph Hanson, executive secretary emeritus of the Department of World Mission of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). Continue Reading »
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