CHICAGO, IL (December 25, 2007) – Editor’s note: the following meditation was written by Evangelical Covenant Church pastor M. Karen Lichlyter-Klein, who serves Faith Evangelical Covenant Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was first shared with the new member curriculum …
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The Gift That Keeps on Giving
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (December 24, 2007) – Christmas celebrates the greatest gift of all time – the gift of God’s son to redeem and reconcile a broken and sinful world. At least, that’s the intent.
News Report Adjusted During Christmas Break
CHICAGO, IL (December 21, 2007) – The Covenant News Service team will be taking a brief break over Christmas to spend time with family and friends, which means fewer stories than normal next Monday, Christmas Eve, and Tuesday, Christmas Day.…
Jackson Retiring After 30 Years as SCH Chaplain
CHICAGO, IL (December 21, 2007) – Steven Jackson recalls the time more than 100 people streamed into the emergency room of Swedish Covenant Hospital to learn that their friend and family member had suddenly died.
Covenanter’s New Book to Benefit Health Clinic in Haiti
STRATHMORE, AB (December 21, 2007) – Amy Wegner hopes her new book will fill children with a sense of wonder while also providing money to further the work of a health clinic in Haiti.
Minnesota Youth Treated to ‘Wisdom of Age’
LITTLE FALLS, MN (December 21, 2007) – Scripture frequently enjoins younger generations to learn from older adults in the community as wisdom is passed down. During a recent Heritage Tea at Grace Covenant Church, 100 women and school-age girls learned …
Covenant World Relief Praised by Cyclone Sidr Victims
BANGLADESH (December 20, 2007) – Victims of Cyclone Sidr that rampaged through this country November 15 held up signs thanking Covenant World Relief (CWR) as they stood in line to receive food paid for by the Evangelical Covenant Church relief …
WTTW Plan Changes, Sallman Feature Already Aired
CHICAGO, IL (December 20, 2007) – A special segment of Chicago Tonight on Chicago television station WTTW (channel 11), featuring the work of artist Warner Sallman, was originally scheduled for airing at 7 p.m. tonight. The special was featured in …
Presidential Candidate Interviews Set for January
CHICAGO, IL (December 19, 2007) – A number of individuals have been scheduled for interviews during January as part of the search process to nominate a candidate to succeed retiring Evangelical Covenant Church President Glenn Palmberg next year.
No Free Lunch? Not True in Sweden, Maine!
NEW SWEDEN, ME (December 19, 2007) – The saying goes that there is no such thing as a free lunch, but the Evangelical Covenant Church here proves the exception to the rule.