Posts tagged ‘Youth’

Camper Donations to Support Sports Camp in Russia

By Stan Friedman

BLUE JAY, CA (June 21, 2011) – For 19 years, students attending each of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) camps during the summer have donated funds to an international camping project, but this year will be extra special. Continue Reading »

News Briefs: Church Fire, Student Honored, Romanian Relief

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (June 20, 2011) – A fire last Tuesday caused $600,000 in damage to a church building that at one time served as home to Mission Covenant Church. Continue Reading »

Students M.O.V.E. to Learn Price of Justice

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 25, 2011) – Three hundred and twenty students and youth workers from throughout the Northwest Conference learned “The Price of Justice” when they gathered here for M.O.V.E. 2011—a weekend of teaching, worship, service, and experiential learning. Continue Reading »

Cyclist Raises $2,300 to Help Fight Human Trafficking

By Stan Friedman

YAKIMA, WA (April 14, 2011) – Preston Wade showed he would travel great distances to help teenagers wanting to escape lives of prostitution. Continue Reading »

Syrup Project Raising Funds for Camping Program

LONG PRAIRIE, MN (April 11, 2011) – There was a time when Covenanters making “home brew” and selling it in pint mason jars would have been frowned upon, but Brian Alnes, the executive director of Lake Beauty Bible Camp, says the money for the latest product will help fund scholarships. Continue Reading »

‘Reload’ Event Fires Up Urban Youth Workers

CHICAGO, IL (April 6, 2011) — It wasn’t only young people who showed up at Saturday’s “Reload” conference for urban youth workers at North Park University. Continue Reading »

The Long Journey from Tragedy to Triumph

SLOAN, IA (April 1, 2011) – Trent Baker nearly died on November 8, 2008, when a van carrying six members of his high school wrestling team collided head on with another vehicle. He suffered 16 fractures in his right leg, a lacerated liver, and lost his spleen. A helicopter transported him from the accident scene to an area hospital. Continue Reading »

Opening Doors – and Hearts – to Special Needs Families

By Stan Friedman

CHICAGO, IL (January 19, 2011) – Many of the parents who attend the Jonathan’s Kids ministry at Glen Ellyn Covenant Church had stopped attending churches elsewhere or didn’t even try because the barriers were too high for families with special needs members. Continue Reading »

Call-In Cafés to Focus on Special Needs

CHICAGO, IL (January 19, 2011) – Amy Rapada, a member of the Covenant Disabilities Resource Committee, will facilitate Call-in Cafés in January and February that will discuss issues concerning ministry to people with special needs and their families. Continue Reading »

Hope Born of Suffering, Perseverance, Character

By Amy Rapada

SAMMAMISH, WA (January 19, 2011) – It was a brief, unforgettable moment. Continue Reading »