JAVA, INDONESIA (May 30, 2006) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) has supplied $25,000 to help victims of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia Saturday, says Jim Sundholm, director of CWR.
Archive for May, 2006
Memorial Service Planned for Marden Wickman
GOLDEN VALLEY, MN (May 30, 2006) – A memorial service for retired Covenant pastor Marden Wickman will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Covenant Church in Minneapolis, where he was a member. Wickman died Friday, at the age …
Marriage Training Offered at Three Sites
AUSTIN, TX (May 26, 2006) – One of the first training sessions in the United States for a marriage course organized by the same church that produced the popular Alpha material will be held June 26 at St. Barnabas the …
Reluctant Pastor Describes ‘Long Spiritual Struggle’
KANE, PA (May 25, 2006) – Rebecca “Becky” Erickson didn’t want to go to seminary. She told God he was “mixed up” in calling her. She didn’t have the education, having never attended college. Besides, she says, “I was too …
Life Covenant Shares Worship Resources – Free!
EDMOND, OK (May 25, 2006) – Making Life Covenant Church’s worship materials available free of charge is good stewardship, says Craig Groeschel, the congregation’s senior pastor.
Friends Use Website to Eulogize Antwan Williams
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (May 24, 2006) – As soon as they heard the tragic news, friends began eulogizing 22-year-old Antwan Williams on his MySpace Internet account. He had died too young, but they wanted to share how much …
Readers Share Their Thoughts
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (May 24, 2006) – 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.
Labyrinth Gave Kids More Than They Expected
CHICAGO, IL (May 24, 2006) – Several members of the high school student leadership team wept when they learned that the first person to use the prayer labyrinth they created was a 90-year-old member of their church, Covenant Congregational Church, …
New Ministry Methods Needed as Russia Gets Tough
CHICAGO, IL (May 23, 2006) – With the Russian government increasingly placing restrictions on evangelism, churches will need to build different bridges to share the gospel, says Leonid Regheta, a project missionary for the Evangelical Covenant Church who lives in …
Help for Sudanese Victims Just a ‘Click’ Away
CHICAGO, IL (May 23, 2006) – Get clicking!
That’s the message CHIC 2006 organizers have for anyone wanting to help meet the dire educational, food and medical needs of the people in Bentiu, Sudan. Interested individuals can generate a donation …