Posts tagged ‘East Coast’

A Miracle Birth of a Different Kind

By Stan Friedman

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 23, 2010) – Carol Chin, a mother of two young children, entered the hospital for a mastectomy in January. While being prepped for surgery, the hospital took a routine blood test. Then they told her and husband, Peter, the news. She was pregnant. Continue Reading »

‘Flash Mob’ Surprises Mall Shoppers with Christmas Classic

MANCHESTER, CT (December 15, 2010) – Shoppers at a local mall on Sunday could hardly believe what they were hearing or seeing when a “flash mob” of more than 300 people suddenly broke into the “Hallelujah Chorus.” Continue Reading »

Waltham (MA) Covenant Church to Close

WALTHAM, MA (November 2, 2010) – Even as the Covenant Church of Waltham voted on Sunday to close the church later this month, they were able to contribute to the community, giving the entirety of the $11,000 they raised from their final Pumpkin Patch event to local nonprofit organizations. Continue Reading »

Memorial Service Saturday for Gloria Swensen

WOODSTOCK, CT (October 11, 2010) – A memorial service for Gloria (Fast) Swensen, wife of retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Norman Swensen, will be conducted on Saturday, October 16. She died Thursday. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

New Dining Hall Planned for Pilgrim Pines Center

SWANZEY, NH (August 19, 2010) – Nearly 400 people watched a multi-generational team put shovels to dirt during groundbreaking ceremonies for the new dining hall at Camp Squanto on Sunday. Continue Reading »