BROOKLYN CENTER, MN (April 9, 2008)—A conversation between two students taking a missions class at Bethel University has led to a multicultural worship service that is now entering its fourth month.
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Seeking Applicants for Assistant Director of Finance
CHICAGO, IL (April 8, 2008) – Applications are being accepted for the position of assistant director of finance in the offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church. The Alford Group Executive Search is conducting the search process.
Services Scheduled for Gladys Westberg
GOLDEN VALLEY, MN (April 8, 2008) – A memorial service for retired missionary Gladys (Rudine) Westberg, 83, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Brookdale Covenant Church in Brooklyn Center. She died Friday.
Cyclist to Raise Funds for Zambia Ministry
ROCKFORD, IL (April 7, 2008) – When 63-year-old Gary Lindberg learned about a pair of recent college graduates who had started a missionary enterprise building bicycles in Zambia in order to provide jobs, he knew how he wanted to help.…
More Than 500 Attend Urban Youth Workers’ Conference
CHICAGO, IL (April 7, 2008)—More than 500 people from at least four states descended on the campus of North Park University on Saturday for the Urban Youth Workers Institute’s RELOAD Conference.
Crossroads Celebrates First Permanent Building
SOUTH LYON, MI (April 7, 2008) – The white truck and trailer marked Crossroads Community Church doesn’t have to drive across town every Sunday morning any more. Nor do church members have to set up sound and lighting equipment, chairs …
Chaplain Goes to Iraq before Retiring
FALLUJAH, IRAQ (April 4, 2008) – No one can accuse Anne Krekelberg of searching out an easy ministry from which to retire. In 2007, she requested an assignment that she knew would take her to Iraq.
Parents Start Foundation in Memory of Daughter
EAST GREENWICH, RI (April 4, 2008) – Robert and Katie Allyn decided to start a foundation in honor of their 21-year-old daughter, Sarah, who had died in a car accident, but were uncertain of what to do. “Then we looked …
Most-Read News Stories in March
CHICAGO, IL (April 3, 2008) – A change in the way a congregation does its budgeting and the appointment of the new associate superintendent of the East Coast Conference were among the most-read articles in the Evangelical Covenant Church’s online …
CHIC Scholarship Plan Announced
CHICAGO, IL (April 3, 2008) – CHIC 2009 organizers have announced registration costs and a new scholarship plan.