Posts Tagged ‘Compassion-Justice’

Congo Relief Work Continues Despite Kony Threat

1 Comment » Written on April 12th, 2012     
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By Stan Friedman

GOMA, DR CONGO (April 12, 2012) – Covenanters who have cared for the victims of the terror caused by Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) say he will be difficult to catch, and even if …



Thoughtful Act Honored on Morning TV Show

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NEW YORK CITY, NY (April 10, 2012) – Marcus Crone was stunned Monday morning on national television when “Good Morning America” named him a winner of the Disney Memory Maker contest for his act of kindness, in which …



Mending the Soul Training in May

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CHICAGO, IL (April 10, 2012) – The Department of Women Ministries will sponsor a training for small group leaders as it launches its partnership with Mending the Soul ministries (MTS) to help bring healing to abuse victims.…



Briefs: Anti-Violence March, Eggs for Easter

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Covenanters Join in March to Decry Violence

CHICAGO, IL (April 5, 2012) – Nearly 30 people from Resurrection Covenant Church joined in a four-mile Holy Week procession across the heart of the city to remember murdered youth and connect participants …



North Park Justice Seminar Recordings Available

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CHICAGO, IL (April 4, 2012) – Audio recordings of workshops presented at the North Park Justice Summit and Chicago Reload conference are now available for purchase.…



Four Churches Join for Special Easter Worship Service

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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. …



No U.S. Source for Purchasing India Wafers

1 Comment » Written on March 29th, 2012     
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CHICAGO, IL (March 29, 2012) – Response to Tuesday’s online article, Broken Lives Find New Hope in Communion Wafers, has been heartwarming, accompanied by numerous requests from local Covenant churches asking how they can purchase supplies of the communion …



Atlanta Congregation Puts Faith into Practice

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ATLANTA, GA (March 28, 2012) – The nearest full-service grocery store is several miles away. The only green space in the neighborhood is called Mother Mattie’s Garden, a narrow, quarter-acre lot in the middle of a blighted community.…



Broken Lives Find New Hope in Communion Wafers

8 comments Written on March 26th, 2012     
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By Stan Friedman

PUNE, INDIA (March 27, 2012) – The wafers that Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) pastors break when their congregations celebrate communion were most likely made by women whose lives were once broken when they were forced into sexual …



World Water Day: You Can Make a Difference

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CHICAGO, IL (March 22, 2012) – Did you know that more people today own a cell phone than have access to clean water?…



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