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Covenant Churches Report Damage from ‘Sandy’

2 comments Written on October 31st, 2012     
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By Stan Friedman

CROMWELL, CT (October 31, 2012) – Members of East Coast Conference churches have been removing water from church buildings and assisting neighbors with cleanup as well as adapting to power outages since super storm Sandy smashed into …



New CD Uses Rap, Urban Music as Outreach

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BRONX, NY (October 30, 2012) – Following two years of recording, the Elements Church, an Evangelical Covenant Church congregation, released its new urban gospel CD last week with a name that people familiar with the denomination’s history will appreciate …



Ashram Cancelled as Residents Brace for Storm

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By Stan Friedman

CROMWELL, CT (October 29, 2012) – Hurricane Sandy already has forced the cancellation of the East Coast Conference’s 2012 Ashram that was scheduled to begin today as Covenanters along the storm’s expected path and in the wider …



8-Year-Old Makes/Takes Stand Against Human Trafficking

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By Stan Friedman

SAN RAFAEL, CA (October 26, 2012) – It isn’t every Sunday that an eight-year-old girl is a featured speaker during a church service. Then again, Vivienne Harr, who spoke at Marin Covenant Church, already is doing …



Spanish Website Yields High Traffic for Covenant

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CHICAGO, IL (October 25, 2012) – The Spanish-language section of the Evangelical Covenant Church website now accounts for 22 percent of traffic for the denomination’s entire site.…



Links: What Covenanters Are Talking About Online

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By Stan Friedman

CHICAGO, IL (October 25, 2012) – Many Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos with one another that Covenant News Service believes may be of interest to others. Following is a sample of those …



A Performance Fit for a King—and Queen

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ST. PAUL, MN (October 24, 2012) – Jennifer Christiansen, a member of First Covenant Church of Saint Paul, says she was honored to perform with a fiddle group for the king and queen of Sweden during their recent visit …



Deadline Nears for Responses to Resolution on Generosity

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CHICAGO, IL (October 23, 2012) – The deadline for submitting responses about the Evangelical Covenant Church’s Resolution on Generosity and Stewardship is October 31.…



Briefs: WellSpring Benefit, NPU Groundbreaking, Retirement Seminar

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Space Still Available for WellSpring Benefit

CHICAGO, IL (October 23, 2012) – The WellSpring Center for Hope in Chicago will hold its annual awards luncheon from noon to 3 p.m. October 27 at the Oak Lawn Hilton in Oak Lawn, …



Buffalo Covenant Moves to ‘Living Legacy’ Status

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BUFFALO, NY (October 22, 2012) – Beatrice Radakovich, pastor of Buffalo Covenant Church, says the grace and compassion with which the congregation closed its doors for the final time has deepened her own trust in God and will inspire …