CHICAGO, IL (February 5, 2008) – The CMJ 2X2 Connection event was the first of two surrounding the recently concluded Midwinter Pastors Conference, facilitated by the Department of Compassion, Mercy and Justice to heighten awareness, network existing local church ministries …
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Midwinter Conference Enjoys Record Attendance
CHICAGO, IL (February 4, 2008) – A record number of participants attended the Evangelical Covenant Church’s Midwinter Pastors Conference, says Donn Engrebretson, the denomination’s executive vice president.
Deferred Memorial Service Set for Everett Swedenburg
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (February 4, 2008) – A graveside memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Everett Swedenburg, 93, will be conducted July 19 at the Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Salina, Kansas. He died a week ago Sunday.
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Miss America, Presidential Nominee Top January News Report
CHICAGO, IL (February 4, 2008) – Gary Walter was nominated to stand for election in June as president of the Evangelical Covenant Church, but it was the crowning of another Covenanter that attracted the largest number of readers of the …
Heavy Snowfall Forces Closure of Covenant Offices
CHICAGO, IL (February 1, 2008) – Offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church were closed today due to a major storm system that is expected to drop from six to 10 inches of snow in most parts of the city – …
Readers Share Their Thoughts
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (February 1, 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.
Griffin: Shed the Shell and Claim the Promised Land
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (January 31, 2008) – On the first day of Darrell Griffin’s internship at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, pastor Calvin Butts drove the Kenosha, Wisconsin, native around the community.
Role of Women in Ministry Focus of Talk
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (January 31, 2008) – Long before the modern feminist movement, the four basic tenets of evangelicalism led its adherents to heighten the role of women in the church and society because of the movement’s commitment …
Kenya Violence: A Little Too Close for Comfort
NAIROBI, KENYA (January 30, 2008) – The moderator of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Kenya (ECCK) and a former Covenant missionary got a closer-than-expected look at the violence that has gripped the Rift Valley, including the town of Nakuru where …
Registration Now Open for Crossing Borders Conference
SEATTLE, WA (January 30, 2008) – Registrations are being accepted for the Crossing Borders 2008 conference to be held March 1 at First Covenant Church in Seattle.