By Stan Friedman
AUSTIN, TX (June 12, 2013) – The unusual racial mix and outreaches of Vox Veniae, an Evangelical Covenant Church congregation, led the New York Times to publish a feature on the church last week. Continue Reading »
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Post-Storm Focus: Finding Sense of Stability
By Stan Friedman
WESTMOORE, OK (May 31, 2013) – Rodney Beavers, executive pastor of Westmoore Community Covenant Church, is spending much of his day helping people displaced by the tornado May 20 to find new places to stay. Continue Reading »
Covenant Relief Response: ‘Amazing, Daunting, Sacrificial’
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (May 28, 2013) – The Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) has sent $2,000 to Covenant World Relief for tornado relief, while at the same time coping with their own natural disaster in India. Continue Reading »
Covenanter Among Oklahoma Tornado Fatalities
By Stan Friedman
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (May 22, 2013) – One of three people killed at a 7-Eleven convenience store by Monday’s devastating tornado was a member of Westmoore Community Covenant Church, says Executive Pastor Rodney Beavers. Continue Reading »
Post-Tornado Recovery a Lengthy Process
By Stan Friedman
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (May 21, 2013) – Paul Cunningham, pastor of Westmoore Community Covenant Church, stood in the hallway of the Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Unit where he had been hospitalized the past month for a stroke, and watched Monday’s tornado bear down on his neighborhood. Continue Reading »
Covenant to Support Oklahoma Tornado Relief Efforts
By Stan Friedman
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (May 20, 2013) – Several Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) congregations and homes of many members are located in the path of the tornado that struck Oklahoma City this afternoon, and the denomination has pledged its support to help in relief efforts. Continue Reading »
Briefs: Meals for Hungry Kids, Young Life Remembered
Volunteers Pack Meals for Hungry Children
TULSA, OK (February 6, 2013) – Six hundred volunteers at Redeemer Covenant Church recently packed more than 108,000 meals, enough to feed 298 impoverished children around the world. Continue Reading »
Outreach Ministry Helps Immigrants Process Applications
By Stan Friedman
LA VILLA, TX (September 4, 2012) – Members of La Villa Covenant Church this week were helping area residents apply for the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that could enable them to avoid deportation and provide a temporary green card. Continue Reading »
Isaac Impacts Newly Adopted Covenant Church
NEW ORLEANS, LA (August 30, 2012) – Hurricane Isaac has destroyed the home of a Canal Street Covenant Church member and caused minor damage to the congregation’s building, Pastor Page Brooks told President Gary Walter on Wednesday night. Continue Reading »
Briefs: Historic Church Sold, School Partnership Honored
Historic Church Bought for $1 Through Craigslist
MURDOCK, MN (May 15, 2012) – A grateful buyer purchased the 112-year-old Frank Lake Covenant Church building for one dollar after it was listed for sale on Craigslist, securing a new future for the historic structure. Continue Reading »
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