PUNE, INDIA (November 28, 2011) – Fire gutted St. Andrew’s Church – the “flagship church” of the Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) – late Sunday or early Monday morning, Covenant News Service has learned. Continue Reading »
Posts tagged ‘Asia’
Memorial Service on Tuesday for Norman Dwight
TURLOCK, CA (November 11, 2011) – A memorial service for retired missionary Norman Dwight, 86, will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15 at Hilmar Covenant Church. Continue Reading »
Services Pending for Missionary Norman Dwight
TURLOCK, CA (November 10, 2011) – Services are pending for retired Covenant missionary Norman Dwight, 86, who died yesterday. He was a resident of Covenant Village in Turlock, California. Continue Reading »
Flooding Forces Abundant Life Center to Close
BANGKOK, THAILAND (October 28, 2011) – Abundant Life Center has been closed temporarily in anticipation of possible flooding from waters that have ravaged other parts of the city, says Byron Amundsen, director of administration and finance for the Department of World Mission of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Continue Reading »
Post-Tsunami – Need for Assistance Continues
TARO, JAPAN (October 25, 2011) – Good fortune isn’t always what it seems, as Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Gary Carlson learned during a relief trip to a tsunami-devastated region of Japan. Continue Reading »
Walk Raises Funds for Economic Empowerment
WHEATON, IL (October 12, 2011) – More than 100 people participated in the recent Walk for Economic Empowerment, a fundraiser co-sponsored by Covenant World Relief (CWR) and other international organizations to benefit development work. Continue Reading »
Asia Event Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Thai Church
ROI ET, THAILAND (October 11, 2011) – A team of Evangelical Covenant Church ministers from across Asia crammed into the small house that is the meeting space for the Thailand Covenant Church congregation, which is located in a rural village with fewer than 50 homes. It sits at the intersection of the lone asphalt road and surrounding mud. Continue Reading »
Flooding Again Threatens Thailand Fish Hatchery
CHIANG MAI, THAILAND (September 29, 2011) – Incessant rains caused flash flooding that threatens the fish hatchery operated by the Thailand Covenant Church, says Randy Bevis, missionary with the Evangelical Covenant Church Department of World Mission. Continue Reading »
CWR Partnering With Japan Church to Provide Aid
MIYAKO, JAPAN (July 11, 2011) – Japanese citizens whose homes barely missed being destroyed by the tsunami in March now are dealing with survivor’s guilt, and most of the people left homeless are still living in evacuation shelters or government-built temporary housing, says Dave Husby, director of Covenant World Relief. Continue Reading »
Japan Covenant Church Celebrates 60th Anniversary
TOKYO, JAPAN (May 4, 2011) – The Japan Covenant Church celebrated its 60th anniversary at the Covenant Seminary on Tuesday. More than 120 people from the denomination’s 23 churches attended. Continue Reading »
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