By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (January 29, 2008) – Gordon MacDonald offered fatherly advice to an overflow crowd during the opening worship service of the Evangelical Covenant Church’s Midwinter Pastors Conference Monday evening.
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Miraculous Recovery for Teenage Stroke Victim
EL CAJON, CA (January 28, 2008) – The recovery process has been a patient ordeal for 13-year-old Nick Brinkerhoff who suffered a stroke and nearly died. they had only a half hour to decide whether to approve surgery for their …
Covenant Woman from Michigan Named Miss America
LAS VEGAS, NV (January 28, 2008) – Kirsten Haglund, a member of Faith Covenant Church in Farmington Hills, Michigan, was crowned the new Miss America on Saturday.
Sanguma, Elenga Re-elected to Lead Congo Church
BUMBA, CONGO (January 27, 2008) – Delegates to the Biennial General Assembly of the Congo Covenant Church (CEUM) re-elected President Mossai Sanguma and Vice President Liwawa Elenga to their second four-year terms on Saturday.
Aid Sent to Assist Covenant Refugees in India
PUNE, INDIA (January 25, 2008) – Members of the Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) are among the refugees living in camps established after Hindu extremists attacked their villages and destroyed churches in the Orissa region of India on Christmas Eve, says …
Website Content Calls for Action to Combat Human Trafficking
CHICAGO, IL (January 25, 2008) – New website content focused on the global tragedy of human trafficking went live today on this Evangelical Covenant Church website, developed by Women Ministries in collaboration with the Department of Compassion, Mercy and Justice.…
Cross, Not Flames, Now Most Visible Image in Hooper Bay
HOOPER BAY, AK (January 25, 2008) – The flames that destroyed numerous buildings in this small village on August 4, 2006, could be seen for miles. Now it is the cross that sits atop the community’s new multipurpose facility that …
Willmar (MN) Church to Celebrate 125 Years of Ministry
WILLMAR, MN (January 24, 2008) – Evangelical Covenant Church President Glenn Palmberg will speak twice during the celebration of First Covenant Church’s 125th Anniversary on April 6.
Newspaper Article Profiles NPU’s Creative Marketing
CHICAGO, IL (January 24, 2008) – North Park University is one of two schools profiled in a recent Chicago Tribune article on how small institutions are using marketing techniques normally used by commercial firms.
Election for President Highlights CEUM Meeting
BUMBA, CONGO (January 24, 2008) – Delegates to the Congo Covenant Church (CEUM) biennial meeting were scheduled to vote this week to determine who will be the denomination’s president for the next four years.