ASHTARAK, ARMENIA (June 10, 2008) – Editor’s note: the following comes as an update report, edited for length, from Fred Prudek, who along with his wife, Kelly, serve as Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries in the Czech Republic.
News
Dead Skunks and 30 Tires Later, Bikers Still Going
AUSTIN, NV (June 9, 2008) – Two weeks after leaving San Francisco on a cross-country bicycle trip to raise awareness among Evangelical Covenant Churches about social justice and funding for two ministries, six riders from North Park University are getting …
‘Night of Training’ Offered at Oakdale on Thursday
CHICAGO, IL (June 9, 2008) – Pastor Harvey Carey will be the featured speaker at “A Night of Training for Southside Youth Ministries” to be held at Oakdale Covenant Church from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday.
Ministry Encourages Open Discussion on Mental Illness
GREENSBORO, NC (June 6, 2008) – After Sheila Brady recently showed a video about how congregations can serve people with mental illnesses, one of the attendees stood to say that what she heard was an answer to prayer. The woman …
Readers Share Their Thoughts
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (June 6, 2008) – 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.
Music School One Way Church Reaches Out to Kids
TARZANA, CA (June 6, 2008) – Enthusiastic musicians performed before a packed audience during a recent recital – testimony to the growing influence of a ministry run by Nueva Vision Covenant Church.
Brief Look at Covenanters Making News
DES MOINES, IA (June 5, 2008) – Urban Heights Evangelical Covenant Church recently hosted an evening of discussion with refugees from Darfur. The refugees discussed why they left Darfur and why others remain in the country, as well as the …
Indiana Church Expands Its Food Program in Haiti
LAFAYETTE, IN (June 5, 2008) – Due to the devastating food crisis in Haiti, the Evangelical Covenant Church of Lafayette is expanding a feeding program it sponsors for school children in a Haiti village, exploring ways to distribute staples to …
Tardy Illinois Payments Forces CER to Borrow Funds
OAK FOREST, IL (June 4, 2008) – Covenant Enabling Residences (CER) of Illinois, which operates two homes for developmentally disabled adults, is applying for a $200,000 loan from National Covenant Properties because the State of Illinois is five to six …