MOLINE, IL (April 4, 2013) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Norris Peterson, 85, will be conducted at First Covenant Church on April 27. He died Tuesday. Continue Reading »
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North Park Named to Community Service Honor Roll
CHICAGO, IL (April 4, 2013) – North Park University is one of 26 Illinois colleges and universities named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes institutions and their students, faculty and staff for improving their communities through service. Continue Reading »
Unusual Pastor Partnership: ‘Living Out the Gospel’
KENSINGTON, MN (April 4, 2013) – Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor David Wallin recently added to his pastoral duties in an unusual way in this rural town of some 230 people, as explained in this slightly edited version of a story that appeared in the community newspaper, the Hoffman Tribune. Continue Reading »
‘Sensible Shoes’ Article Most-Read During March
CHICAGO, IL (April 3, 2013) – After Kathie Lee Gifford announced she was reading Sensible Shoes: A Story about the Spiritual Journey by Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Sharon Garlough Brown, sales of the book soared, and a story about the phenomenon was the most-read Covenant News Service article in March. Continue Reading »
Restrepos to Serve as Latin America Coordinators
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (April 2, 2013) – Eugenio and Pia Restrepo have been named the new Evangelical Covenant Church regional coordinators for Latin America and the Caribbean. Continue Reading »
Briefs: Ethnic Tension Bridge, Holmstad Renovation
Church Transcends Historical Ethnic Tensions
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 1, 2013) – An elder for Peace Fellowship Church, a largely African American congregation, said on the Easter broadcast of CBS Sunday Morning that he initially “really was hesitant” to hire Peter Chin, an Evangelical Covenant Church minister who is Korean American. Continue Reading »
Covenant Offices Closed on Good Friday
CHICAGO, IL (March 28, 2013) – Offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church will be closed tomorrow, Friday, in observance of Good Friday. Continue Reading »
Bronx School 6th Graders Snag Top Tech Honor
By Stan Friedman
NEW YORK, NY (March 28, 2013) – Bronx Academy of Promise charter school, founded in part by two ministers who planted Promised Land Covenant Church, is one of 10 schools in the country to win a $10,000 grant, thanks to a team of sixth graders who created a mobile app – Quest Math – that helps students increase their speed in basic math by playing a mythology-themed game. Continue Reading »
Register Now for CKC, 30-Hour Famine WebEx Event
CHICAGO, IL (March 28, 2013) – A WebEx conversation on how churches can connect the Covenant Kids Congo powered by World Vision (CKC) initiative with World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine will take place at 2 p.m. CST Tuesday Continue Reading »
Covenant Pastor to Appear on CBS Sunday Morning Show
WASHINGTON, D.C (March 27, 2013) – Evangelical Covenant Church minister Peter Chin and his ministry with Peace Fellowship Church, which seeks to build a bridge between the frequently fractured relationships of African and Asian Americans, will be the focus of a feature to be broadcast on CBS Sunday Morning this week. Continue Reading »
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