SCAMMON BAY, AK (October 22, 2010) – An urgent appeal for funds and volunteers has been issued by the North Pacific Conference to acquire and install a replacement heating system in the parsonage of the Scammon Bay Covenant Church. Continue Reading »
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Challenge to Churches: ‘Choose Compassion Over Apathy’
By Bryan Malley
GRAND FORKS, ND (October 21, 1010) – More than 400 people descended on Hope Covenant Church to attend THRIVE-ND last weekend for teaching, worship and workshops. Continue Reading »
L.A. School Giveaway Helps 5,500 Poor Children
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 19, 2010) – Evangelical Covenant Church members and leaders were among the leadership team and 300 volunteers who participated in the Fred Jordan Mission “back-to-school” giveaway that served 5,500 of the city’s poorest children in one day. Continue Reading »
Zambikes a Finalist in World Challenge Competition
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA (October 7, 2010) – Newsweek and BBC World News have announced that Zambikes, a bicycle manufacturing business in Zambia co-founded by a 25-year-old member of Clairemont Covenant Church, is one of five finalists in the media companies’ World Challenge competition. Continue Reading »
Pastor’s Sermon Inspired by Famed ‘Wailing Wall’
MERCER ISLAND, WA (October 6, 2010) – Greg Asimakoupoulos, pastor of Mercer Island Covenant Church, drew on inspiration from a large local Jewish population as well as religious practices in Jerusalem when he recently asked his congregation to write on a wall in the building. Continue Reading »
Holistic Healthcare Training in Congo Well-Received
BOKONZO, DR CONGO (September 29, 2010) – Leaders of the Congo Covenant Church (CEUM) hope that implementing Community Health Evangelism (CHE) will transform peoples’ view of healthcare as well as spur personal and economic development. Continue Reading »
Church Declared Crime Scene – Worship Moves Outside
BRONX, NY (September 28, 2010) – More than 200 people were forced to worship in the parking lot of Fellowship Covenant Church because the building had been burglarized earlier in the morning and still was considered a crime scene. Continue Reading »
Plainville Church Photos
PLAINVILLE, CT (September 23, 2010) – These photos show the congregation in 1916 and the group in 2006. Continue Reading »
Five Churches Support Pastor Facing Deportation
TORRANCE, CA (September 23, 2010) – Five Evangelical Covenant Churches as well as Pacific Southwest Conference (PSWC) leaders are advocating on behalf of a Torrance pastor who is fighting her “order of deportation.” Continue Reading »
This Ministry ‘Goodbye’ Comes With a Future
By Stan Friedman
PLAINVILLE, CT (September 23, 2010) – An infant baptism earlier this month and the sending off of a teenager to serve in short-term missions has helped Trinity Covenant Church deal with their grief as they prepare to hold their final worship service on Sunday, says Pastor David Chandler. Continue Reading »
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