FREMONT, CA (November 29, 2010) – Stan Long, the founding pastor of South Bay Community Church, learned just how good his congregation is at keeping secrets from him.
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Congregation Succeeds at Keeping Secret from Pastor
Filed under: News
Tags: Local Church, Pacific Southwest
Mission Trip: Getting Out Tough – Getting In Tougher
Filed under: News
Tags: Development-Relief, Haiti Disaster, Latin America, Local Church, Mission, Northwest
By Stan Friedman
CAP HAITIAN, HAITI (November 23, 2010) – Editor’s note: Covenant News Service published a story last Thursday about two Covenanters who barely made it out of Haiti on what would be the last flight for several days …
Covenant Team Praises Resilient Haitian Spirit
Filed under: News
Tags: Haiti Disaster, Latin America, Local Church, Northwest
HAUT-LIMBE (November 23, 2010) – The cholera outbreak in Haiti is “horrific,” says Rachael Jarman, a physician assistant who returned Saturday after working at a clinic there.
Team to Install New Boiler in Alaska Parsonage
Filed under: News
Tags: ECCAK, Local Church, Pacific Northwest
SCAMMON BAY, AK (November 23, 2010) – The pastor of the Evangelical Covenant Church in this remote Western Alaska village will soon have a working boiler in his home, thanks to the generosity of Covenanters in several conferences.
Mission Team Narrowly Avoids Danger in Haiti Rioting
Filed under: News
Tags: Latin America, Local Church, Mission, Pacific Southwest
SANTA ROSA, CA (November 18, 2010) – A mission team that included two participants from Redwood Covenant Church barely made it out of Haiti on Monday due to rioting that reached into the tiny airport terminal where they were waiting …
Free Bible App Downloads Pass 10 Million Mark
EDMOND, OK (November 17, 2010) – Ten million people have downloaded the YouVersion Bible application and its publisher, LifeChurch.tv, celebrated the achievement Tuesday with a webcast during which they announced their goal of getting people around the world to spend …
Rip and Roll – Helping Save Lives in Congo
Filed under: Ministry Idea, News
Tags: Central, Local Church, Mission
CHICAGO, IL (November 16, 2010) – About 100 North Park University students spent a recent Friday afternoon in Hamming Hall saving the lives of hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Buszilla – The Purple Bus That Is Saving Lives
Filed under: Ministry Idea, News
Tags: Great Lakes, Health Care, Local Church
TOLEDO, OH (November 12, 2010) – When residents of inner city Toledo wait for a bus, they increasingly are looking for “Buszilla,” a purple monster of a vehicle that is saving lives.
Bhutanese Baptisms Reflect Intentional Outreach Effort
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Tags: Asia, Evangelism-Outreach, Local Church, Pacific Northwest, Worship
KENT, WASHINGTON (November 4, 2010) – Ten new Bhutanese believers were baptized at Kent Covenant Church recently, another sign of how refugees from Nepal are finding a spiritual home with the congregation since they first started attending a year ago.…
Act of Kindness Reveals Much Deeper Connection
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Tags: Central, Compassion-Justice, Local Church
CHICAGO, IL (November 4, 2010) – Ruth and Brad Hill donated most of their furniture as they moved from their recently sold house into a condominium that will serve as transitional housing until she retires from her position as executive …