WASHINGTON, DC (July 21, 2008) – Hundreds of Hispanic religious and community leaders gathered earlier this month for the annual National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference (NHPBC), including Walter Contreras, who works with numerous Hispanic ministry initiatives within the Evangelical …
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‘Summer in the City’ Revival Connects People with Faith
DETROIT, MI (July 21, 2008) – Citadel of Faith completed its “Summer in the City” tent revival held Sunday through Wednesday last week.
Funeral Services Set Thursday for Gladys Lawson
CROMWELL, CT (July 21, 2008) – Funeral services will be conducted Thursday for Gladys (Pedersen) Lawson, 83, who died Friday, one day before her birthday.
Missionary Retreat to Be Held in Mexico
TEQUISQUIAPAN, MEXICO (July 18, 2008) – For only the second time in the history of the Evangelical Covenant Church, missionaries from across Latin America will gather together beginning Sunday for strategic planning and personal renewal. The first gathering was held …
More Space Means More Ministry for Two Churches
WASILLA, AK (July 18, 2008) – Building projects at two Evangelical Covenant Churches in Alaska will expand both congregations’ ability to minister to their communities.
Bread for the World Video Features Covenant Pastor
CHICAGO, IL (July 18, 2008) – Adam Phillips, pastor of Resurrection Covenant Church, is among several people featured in a new video by Bread for the World (BFTW) encouraging churches to participate in the organization’s 2008 Offering of Letters.
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Rising from the Ashes, Church Celebrates 100 years
BAUDETTE, MN (July 17, 2008) – The small band of Christians from the two-year-old Scandinavian Mission Church huddled under a bridge singing Swedish hymns as the Baudette fire of 1910 reduced their community and church building to a heap of …
Churches Rolling Bandages for Congo—Still a Vital Need
SANTA BARBARA, CA (July 17, 2008) – Pastor Don Johnson didn’t expect to see a clothesline of baby clothes extended across the front of the sanctuary at Montecito Covenant Church on Sunday morning. But there it was.
Confirmation: Not Just for Kids Anymore
WORTHINGTON, MN (July 17, 2008) – One night a week, adults at First Covenant Church got together to finger paint, work on a play, or participate in other creative activities—and study the Bible.
“A Taste of the Kingdom,” Feast Nourishes Participants
CHICAGO, IL (July 16, 2008) – Experiencing vibrant multiethnic worship at the Feast helped give members of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Des Moines, Iowa, a sense of what may be needed to reach their changing neighborhood, says pastor Steve …