ATLANTA, GA (April 25, 2008) – Nearly 200 delegates and guests to the 45th Southeast Conference Annual Meeting honored Ray Keener as the first recipient of the annual Dr. Kurt Miericke Award for Compassion, Mercy and Justice Ministries.
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Proposed Resource Paper on Scripture Now Available
CHICAGO, IL (April 24, 2008) – Delegates to the 123rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) will experience a “first” as they consider a proposed Covenant Resource Paper, “The Evangelical Covenant Church and the Bible.”
Federal Grant Keeps Medical Clinic Doors Open
By Stan Friedman
DETROIT, MI (April 24, 2008) – Last summer, Covenant Community Care (CCC) was faced with the very real possibility of closing its doors.
Food Crisis Underscores Need for Local Economic Development
CHICAGO, IL (April 24, 2008) – The worst food crisis to strike the globe in decades highlights the need for more local economic development in those communities , says Jim Sundholm, director of Covenant World Relief.
Oregon Church Perseveres, Moves into Permanent Home
CLACKAMAS, OR (April 24, 2008) – Eastridge Covenant Church recently moved into its first permanent building after years meeting in schools and struggling with government leaders and residents who fought construction.
Business Departs City, Yet Covenant Presence Grows
By Stan Friedman
DETROIT, MI (April 23, 2008) – Hope Community Church sits on the side of Alter Road that many people have written off as without hope. Drugs are sold openly. Burned out, boarded up, and abandoned buildings stretch …
Race, Distrust First Hurdle in Starting Citadel Ministry
DETROIT, MI (April 23, 2008) – The friendship between Lisa Johanon and Harvey Carey, pastor of Citadel of Faith Covenant Church, had to overcome what they later would say were issues of race and distrust. Their bond is an …
New Church Wastes No Time in Planting Another
By Don Meyer
NORMAN, OK (April 23, 2008) – Welcoming new churches into membership in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) has become a recurring theme in the conference annual meetings that take place about this time each year, reflecting the …
Award Honors Work With Homeless, Hungry People
LEXINGTON, MA (April 23, 2008) – A Jewish congregation honored Trinity Covenant Church a week ago last Sunday for the congregation’s work to feed the homeless and hungry.
Going Green – It’s Easier Than You Think
CALEDONIA, MI (April 22, 2008) – Ken Soper’s aversion to doing lawn work has helped him become more eco-friendly.