TURLOCK, CA (May 14, 2013) – A memorial service for Doris (Reymerth) Derby, widow of Evangelical Covenant Church pastor L. Jackson Derby, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Covenant Village of Turlock. Derby, 98, died May 1. Continue Reading »
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Celebration of Life Service Set for Larry Sherman
DETROIT, MI (May 8, 2013) – A Celebration of Life service will be conducted this coming Saturday, May 11, for Larry Sherman, associate superintendent of the Great Lakes Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), who died Tuesday aboard a flight from Nashville, Tennessee, to Detroit, Michigan. Continue Reading »
Annual Meeting Early Registration Ends Tuesday
CHICAGO, IL (April 29, 2013) – Tuesday (tomorrow) is the deadline for early registration to take advantage of discounted rates for the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Detroit, June 27-30. Continue Reading »
Art Series Expresses Faith in Detroit’s Future
By Stan Friedman
DETROIT, MI (April 29, 2013) – One might think that an artist whose major series of mixed-media pieces titled “The 10 Plagues of Detroit” might be pessimistic about the city, but Yvette Rock is a true believer. Continue Reading »
Funeral Services Pending for Dave Korsen
MIDDLEVILLE, MI (April 24, 2013) – Services are pending for Dave Korsen, 57, pastor of Morning Star Covenant Church, who died Tuesday night. Continue Reading »
Dr. Ben Carson Headlines CCC Detroit Event
DETROIT, MI (February 22, 2013) – World-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson will be the featured speaker at “Courage to Care: Inspiring Tomorrow’s Heroes,” a fundraiser for Covenant Community Care (CCC) that organizers also hope will inspire youth in the city. Continue Reading »
Memorial Service Conducted for Lars Edward Nelson
LONGVIEW, WA (February 4, 2013) – A memorial service was conducted for retired Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Lars Edward “Ed” Nelson on January 12 at Calvary Community Church. Nelson died December 30, 2012. Continue Reading »
Band Relies on Offerings to Provide for Needs
JAMESTOWN, NY (January 15, 2013) – Jeff Sanders wasn’t sure how his band, To The Sky, was going to get to its next performance following its show at the small Midwest church he affectionately refers to as the “Little House on the Prairie Church.” Continue Reading »
‘Mission Detroit’ – Opportunity to Put Faith into Action
DETROIT, MI (January 3, 2013) – Covenanters will have more than a dozen outreaches to choose from in a two-day mission plunge during “Covenant Mission Detroit” June 25-27 preceding the 2013 Annual Meeting. Continue Reading »
New Enabling Residence to Open in June
By Stan Friedman
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (December 11, 2012) – Construction of a second enabling residence on the campus of Covenant Village of the Great Lakes is expected to be completed in March 2013 and open to residents in June.
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