ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA (April 6, 2012) – For the first time in the 27-year history of the Rolling Hills Covenant Church’s production of “The Pageant of Our Lord,” one of the presentations was done entirely in Mandarin. Continue Reading »
Posts tagged ‘Pacific Southwest’
Funeral Service Saturday for Ernest Matson
MARSHFIELD, WI (April 5, 2012) – A funeral service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church minister Ernest Matson, 83, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion United Methodist Church. He died Monday. Continue Reading »
Four Churches Join for Special Easter Worship Service
By Stan Friedman
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 2, 2012) – Four San Francisco Evangelical Covenant Church congregations will forego their individual traditional Easter worship services and will celebrate the holy day together. Continue Reading »
Conference Initiative Focuses on Hunger, Nutrition
By Stan Friedman
TAMPA, FL (February 23, 2012) – The Pacific Southwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church is working with the United States Department of Agriculture to encourage Hispanics, who suffer high rates of obesity, to eat healthier diets. Continue Reading »
Community Mobilizes to Pack Food for Hungry Kids
HILMAR, CA (February 2, 2012) – Nearly 1,500 volunteers from the local school district, businesses, and civic organizations filled the gym of Hilmar Covenant Church to participate in a food-packing event the congregation organized to benefit Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). Continue Reading »
Emanuel Medical Center CEO Honored
TURLOCK, CA (January 26, 2012) – John Sigsbury, president and CEO of Emanuel Medical Center, has been named “Business Leader of the Year” by the Turlock Chamber of Commerce. Continue Reading »
Funeral Service Planned for Allan C. Johnson
MILWAUKIE, OR (January 19, 2012) – A funeral service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Allan C. Johnson, 75, will be conducted at 6 p.m. January 25 at Milwaukie Covenant Church. He died Tuesday. Continue Reading »
CHET Training Aids Student’s Work in India
By Stan Friedman
COMPTON, CA (January 9, 2012) – A ministerial student at Centro Hispano de Estudios Teologicos (CHET) says his training at the Spanish-speaking school enabled him to effectively minister in India during a recent mission trip. Continue Reading »
CHET Scholarships Help Student Pursue Dream
COMPTON, CA (December 14, 2011) – Benito Amaya says the two scholarships he received during graduation ceremonies at Centro Hispano de Estudios Teologicos (CHET) will one day enable him to walk across the stage in a cap and gown as did the 74 graduates he watched earlier this month. Continue Reading »
Alice Cooper, Genesis Covenant Join in Ministry
By Stan Friedman
PHOENIX, AZ (November 30, 2011) – The teenager didn’t get the memo, says Pat Stark, pastor of Genesis Covenant Church. When the guest speaker at the church entered the building, the young man exclaimed, “You’re Alice Cooper!” Continue Reading »
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