Posts tagged ‘Midwest’

Victim of Thailand Accident Returns to States

ESTES PARK, CO (April 22, 2010) – Tom Cousineau, executive director of Covenant Heights Camp and Retreat Center who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident while traveling in Thailand last month, returned to Estes Park Monday night. Continue Reading »

Church Steps In to Preserve Town’s Easter Tradition

CERESCO, NE (April 12, 2010) – There was going to be no Easter egg hunt in Ceresco. Continue Reading »

Camp Director Moved Out of ICU Care in Thailand

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND (April 5, 2010) – Tom Cousineau, executive director of Covenant Heights Conference Center who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident last week, was moved from the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) to his own room today. Continue Reading »

Camp Director Injured in Motorcycle Accident

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND (April 1, 2010) – Tom Cousineau, executive director of Covenant Heights Conference Center, is recovering in a Chiang Rai hospital from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle accident Tuesday.
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One Man Sees a Need – Soon a Community Is Involved

CERESCO, NE (March 25, 2010) – Dean Swanson didn’t imagine that delivering several bags of his used clothing to the rescue mission would lead to a community wide event. Continue Reading »

Covenant Team Teaching Camping Principles in Thailand

CHICAGO, IL (March 19, 2010) – Three directors of Evangelical Covenant Church camps are traveling today (Friday) to Thailand, where they will spend roughly two weeks helping develop a program in that country. Continue Reading »

Spiritual Direction Gaining Momentum in Covenant

CHICAGO, IL (March 8, 2010) – Spiritual director networks that are being formed in several conferences of the Evangelical Covenant Church are providing new opportunities for Covenant pastors and laity to strengthen their relationships with God, says Dan Pietrzyk, director of the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence program. Continue Reading »

News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

WALNUT CREEK, CA (March 5, 2010) – Outreach Magazine has named Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Mae Cannon’s book, Social Justice Handbook: Small Steps for a Better World, as a Resource of the Year. Continue Reading »

Photos from World Mission Conference

DENVER, CO (February 18, 2010) – Covenant World Mission Conference “Mind the Gap” was held January 23-24 at the Sheraton Denver Hotel. Continue Reading »

Covenant Churches Responding to Haiti Crisis

NEW BRIGHTON, MN (January 15, 2010) – Members of Salem Covenant Church in New Brighton, Minnesota, mobilized Wednesday night to help pack 18,000 meals on behalf of Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), an organization with which they have worked for several years, says Pastor Mark Pattie. Continue Reading »