Posts tagged ‘Local Church’

Ministry Seeks to Serve Area Plagued by Poverty, Violence

OAKLAND, CA (September 22, 2010) – A lengthy feature posted today on the San Francisco Chronicle website highlights members of New Hope Covenant Church who have chosen to reside and minister in a violent, low-income neighborhood even though they could have decided on an upper-class lifestyle. Continue Reading »

‘Facebook Pastor’ Teams with Celebrities to Help Orphans

ATLANTA, GA (September 17, 2010) – An auction started by Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Shaun King has attracted the participation of entertainment’s top celebrities and raised more than $100,000 in pledges just 24 hours after it was launched on Wednesday. Continue Reading »

ArtInAPark Photos

ORLANDO, FL (September 16, 2010) – Following are additional moments from the two-week ArtInAPark event sponsored by Audubon Covenant Church. Learning experiences included visual arts, drama, culinary arts, fabric arts, and music. Continue Reading »

ArtInAPark Lets Kids Create Own History

By Stan Friedman

ORLANDO, FL (September 16, 2010) – Children had an opportunity to study and create their own art history during a two-week ArtInAPark event sponsored by Audubon Covenant Church. Continue Reading »

Tour Latin America in Single Afternoon

BROOKLYN PARK, MN (September 13, 2010) – La Bendición Covenant Church will give local residents the opportunity to tour all of Latin America in an afternoon when they host the Hispanic Festival at Redeemer Covenant Church on September 19. Continue Reading »

Congolese Refugee Excited About New Habitat Home

ROCKFORD, IL (September 9, 2010) – Congolese refugee Martha Kingambo says she is thrilled with the new Habitat for Humanity home built by First Covenant Church and Broadway Covenant Church, where she has attended for the past five years. Continue Reading »

Covenant Deeply Involved in Christian Development Conference

CHICAGO, IL (September 8, 2010) – The Evangelical Covenant Church and North Park University are among the sponsors of the Christian Community Development Association’s (CCDA) national conference being held this week in Chicago. Continue Reading »

CHIC Food-Packing Event Sparks Dream in Connecticut

By Stan Friedman

BERLIN, CT (September 8, 2010) – Nearly 271,000 meals for starving people in Swaziland were packed during a three-day event sponsored by Bethany Covenant Church. Continue Reading »

Kids, Hunger, and Safety – Making a Difference

STRATHMORE, ALBERTA (September 3, 2010) – The director of children’s ministries at Hope Community Covenant Church and a church member initiated conversations last year with three principals to ask how the congregation could serve their elementary schools. Continue Reading »

New Space Meets More than Worship Needs

BOSTON, MA (September 1, 2010) – Members of Cornerstone Church of Boston know the $40,000 a year in rent they are paying for their new meeting space will go to a good cause. Continue Reading »