SPOKANE, WA (April 22, 2008) – Services are pending for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Paul W. Nelson, 86, who died Monday.
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Midsouth Conference Welcomes Two New Churches
NORMAN, OK (April 21, 2008) – Welcoming two new churches and a roundtable including pastors of three of the largest congregations in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) were among highlights of the just-concluded annual meeting of the Midsouth Conference.
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Mega Churches – Not About Methodology, It’s About Principles
By Don Meyer
NORMAN, OK (April 21, 2008) – Pastors of three of the largest churches in the Evangelical Covenant Church shared their experiences during a roundtable exchange last Friday morning as the Midsouth Conference Ministerium gathered for its annual …
Pacific Southwest Welcomes Six Churches
FREMONT, CA (April 21, 2008) – Delegates to the Pacific Southwest Conference (PSWC) Celebration 2008 affirmed the direction of the conference by approving a $2.7 million budget heavily weighted toward church planting, welcoming six new churches, and re-electing Superintendent Evelyn …
Annual Meeting Delegates to Consider Eight Proposed Bylaws
CHICAGO, IL (April 18, 2008) – Eight proposed bylaws amendments are among decisions facing delegates to the 123rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church June 24-26 in Green Lake, Wisconsin.
Church Honors Well-Known Film Critic for Litter Campaign
MERCER ISLAND, WA (April 18, 2008) – Residents of Mercer Island have become accustomed to seeing the man wearing his usual hat, walking alongside roads, scaling embankments and working his way through bushes as he picks up litter with his …
Harsh Reality of Human Trafficking Shocking, Horrifying
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (April 17, 2008) – The men and women wept. They were angered, saddened, shocked, and horrified. They prayed and asked to hear more.
What Lender Voluntarily Cuts Interest Rates? NCP Does!
CHICAGO, IL (April 17, 2008) – Doug Ferguson knew immediately that the unexpected good news he received this morning would mean the church he pastors would not have to cut expenses and would even be able to further extend its …
Human Trafficking Stations
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (April 17, 2008) – Following are additional photographs from the special Sunday service, including the stations of freedom, human trafficking map, the chocolate and the mercy stations.
First-Ever Fulbright Award to North Park Student
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (April 16, 2008) – The first-ever North Park University student to receive a prestigious Fulbright Award will use the grant to combine rock and roll, bluegrass, and hip-hop music to teach English as a Second …