CHICAGO, IL (May 12, 2011) – The memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Jerry Reed will be webcast live from Anderson Chapel on the campus of North Park University. The service will be conducted at 2 p.m. central …
Posts Tagged ‘Latin America’
Covenant Pastor Leads Firefighting Team to Chile
Filed under: News
Tags: Development-Relief, Latin America, Local Church
ELGIN, IL (March 25, 2011) – Henoch Fuentes, an Evangelical Covenant Church minister, and nine firefighters from this community received national attention in Chile recently when they delivered donated fire equipment and helped train emergency personnel in the earthquake-shattered city …
Private Service Planned for Margaret Zylstra Davidson
Filed under: News, Obituary
Tags: ECCAK, Latin America, Mission
VANCOUVER, WA (March 21, 2011) – A private memorial service for Margaret Zylstra Davidson, 84, retired Evangelical Covenant Church missionary, will be conducted April 2 in Vancouver. She died March 15.
Haiti: Living Each Day – A Miracle
Filed under: News
Tags: Covenant World Relief, Haiti Disaster, Latin America
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (March 14, 2011) – Editor’s note: This is the first in a week-long series of articles written by Stan Friedman, news editor for Covenant News Service, who spent five days accompanying a five-member medical team from the United …
Covenant Homes Opened to Displaced Families in Chile
Filed under: News
Tags: Covenant World Relief, Development-Relief, Latin America
TOME, CHILE (March 13, 2011) – Members of the Chile Covenant Church in Tomé opened their homes on higher ground for families that had been evacuated from low-lying areas due to fears that a tsunami unleashed by the Japan earthquake …
Keeping Close Watch on Possible Tsunami in Chile
Filed under: News
Tags: Covenant World Relief, Development-Relief, Latin America
CHICAGO, IL (March 11, 2011) – Chile Covenant Church leaders are paying special attention to the tsunami speeding its way across the Pacific Ocean because it most likely would strike near the community of Tome, where a giant wave killed …
Chile Quake Reminds Residents of Last Year’s Disaster
CONCEPCION, CHILE (February 12, 2011) – A 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck near here on Friday caused no apparent damage, but frightened area residents who lived through last year’s deadly quake and resulting tsunami, said Luciano Silva, pastor of the …
Firefighters Donate Equipment, Expertise to Chilean Counterparts
Filed under: News
Tags: Evangelism-Outreach, Latin America
ELGIN, IL (January 3, 2011) – Firefighters in Rancagua, Chile, will soon get new lifesaving equipment and training from their counterparts in this Illinois community thanks to an Evangelical Covenant Church minister.
News Brief: Covenanters Making Headlines
Filed under: News
Tags: Latin America, Newsmakers, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest
Gospel Mission Honors Kent Covenant Church for Generosity
KENT, WA (December 31, 2010) – Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission recently honored Kent Covenant Church with its Highest Giver Award for 2010.
Medical Personnel Needed for Haiti Mission Trip
Filed under: Announcement, News
Tags: ECC Offices, Haiti Disaster, Health Care, Latin America, Mission
CHICAGO, IL (December 3, 2010) – Medical personnel still are needed for an Evangelical Covenant Church mission team that will travel to Haiti January 9-23.