Archive for June, 2010

Sale of Building Sparks Transformation and New Life

Post a Comment » Written on June 11th, 2010     
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By Stan Friedman

SAN JOSE, CA (June 11, 2010) – Pastor Kevin Budd is known for his dry wit, but he chokes up as he describes how lives of people from around the world – and in his own congregation …

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From Renter to Landowner – Big Transition for Church

Post a Comment » Written on June 10th, 2010     
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SARNIA, ONTARIO (June 10, 2010) – Transitioning from a congregation that met for nearly a decade in rented space to being a church that now has its own building is an ongoing process as the congregation considers new ways of …

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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

Post a Comment » Written on June 9th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (June 9, 2010) – Preaching Magazine recently named The Company of the Preachers: A History of Biblical Preaching from the Old Testament to the Modern Era, written by retired Evangelical Covenant Church minister David Larsen, as one …

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Event Simulates Trauma of Refugees Forced from Homes

Post a Comment » Written on June 9th, 2010     
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ST. PAUL, MN (June 9, 2010) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) works with partners throughout the world to care for refugees who have been traumatized by the ravages of war and persecution.

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Readers Share Their Thoughts

Post a Comment » Written on June 8th, 2010     
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By Don Meyer

CHICAGO, IL (June 8, 2010) – Hardly a week goes by that we do not receive a few comments from readers on stories published as part of the Covenant online news report.

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Stolen Painting Returned to Artist – 20 Years Later

Post a Comment » Written on June 7th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (June 7, 2010) – North Park University art professor Tim Lowly never expected to again see his painting “Carry the Body” after it was heisted from the wall of a local art gallery in 1991.

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Approaching Winter Refocuses Chile Relief Efforts

Post a Comment » Written on June 7th, 2010     
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TOME, CHILE (June 7, 2010) – As Chile’s damp and very cold winter sets in, local Evangelical Covenant churches are refocusing their relief and reconstruction work to help survivors of the deadly earthquakes and tsunami that killed hundreds of people …

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New Tractors to Enhance Farming in Congo

Post a Comment » Written on June 4th, 2010     
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GEMENA, CONGO (June 4, 2010) – In a country where machetes often are the only tools available to farmers, three tractors donated by the Congo government to the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM) will greatly improve the ability of people …

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New Pastoral Care Director at Swedish Covenant Hospital

Post a Comment » Written on June 4th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (June 4, 2010) – José LaLuz has assumed the position of director of the Pastoral Care Department at Swedish Covenant Hospital, it was announced today.

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Offering of Letters to End Hunger Set for Annual Meeting

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ST. PAUL, MN (June 4, 2010) – Those attending the 125th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church will have an opportunity to participate in an Offering of Letters to express support for a call to end world hunger.

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