GLEN SPEY, NY (January 10, 2008) – Organizers of Winterfest 2008 hope the high school participants left last weekend’s event willing to let their lives in and outside of church “collide,” which is this year’s theme.
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Letting Inner, Outer Lives ‘Collide’
GLEN SPEY, NY (January 10, 2008) – Some 400 young people enjoyed a fun winter festival weekend as part of the East Coast Conference youth retreat at Lake Champion. Following are moments captured by the camera during that fun-filled event.…
Church to Leave Place Used for Worship Since 1795
GREENFIELD, NH (January 9, 2008) – Greenfield Congregational Covenant Church has met in the upstairs of the Town Hall since 1795, when the four-year-old congregation joined with the community to construct the building.
Best Friends Reunited Through Ukrainian Adoptions
By Stan Friedman
OMAHA, NE (January 9, 2007) – Lena Van Putten recalls remaining behind at Internot, an orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine, as she watched her best friend, Lienna, leave with new parents Larry and Cathy Hanson.
Adoption: Rewarding, But Not for Faint of Heart
By Stan Friedman
OMAHA, NE (January 8, 2008) – More than 50 people from at least three Midwestern states crammed into the home of Jeff and Amy Van Putten last Saturday night to celebrate a Ukrainian Christmas, although none of …
Five Families Experience Joy of Adoption
OMAHA, NE (January 8, 2008) – More than 50 people from at least three Midwestern states crammed into the home of Jeff and Amy Van Putten last Saturday night to celebrate a Ukrainian Christmas.
Our Picks: Top Stories for 2007
CHICAGO, IL (January 8, 2008) – Transitions as well as the ways in which members of the Evangelical Covenant Church responded to tragedy dominated the “top newsmaker” stories for 2007 as determined by Covenant News Service.
Call to Adopt Leads One Family on Incredible Journey
By Stan Friedman
OMAHA, NE (January 7, 2008) – Larry and Cathy Hanson never imagined they would adopt two teenagers from a Ukrainian orphanage, let alone be the first of five families at First Covenant Church and another at Celebration …
Readers Share Their Thoughts
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (January 7, 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.
Media Drill Republicans With Questions About Faith
MANCHESTER, NH (June 5, 2007) – Editor’s note: Stan Friedman covered both the Democratic and Republican debates on behalf of Covenant News Service. Following is his report on the concluding debate involving Republican contenders.