NATOMAS, CA (November 16, 2007) – Every Monday night, Cortnie Bain meets for an hour at the local Barnes & Noble bookstore with a group of teenage girls, helping turn a collection of strangers into close friends who discuss the …
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Covenanters Unharmed in Chilean Earthquake
SANTIAGO, CHILE (November 16, 2007) – No members of Covenant Churches were injured in the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that shook the country on Wednesday, says David Mark, Department of World Mission regional coordinator for Latin America.
Legacy of China Missionaries Lives as New Church is Dedicated
NAN ZHANG, CHINA (November 14, 2007) – Listening to the two elderly Chinese women tell of the significant role early Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) missionaries played in their lives was humbling for Curt Peterson, executive minister of the Department of …
Church Gets a Head Start On Christmas Decorating
IRON RIVER, MI (November 14, 2007) – It may not have been the traditional way to decorate for Advent, but members of Grace Covenant Church were eager to try something new this year.
Wildfires and Tony Campolo Top Most Read Stories
CHICAGO, IL (November 13, 2007) – Readers of the Evangelical Covenant Church online news report paid special attention to stories about challenges in October.
Russian Missionaries Face Visa Complications, Return Home
PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (November 13, 2007) – Leonid and Leanna Regheta, missionaries with the Evangelical Covenant Church Department of World Mission (CWM), are returning to the United States for several months due to ongoing complications with obtaining long-term Russian visas for …
JesuStyle to Kick-Off on Friday
GREEN LAKE, WI (November 12, 2007) – More than 250 teenagers from across the Central Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church will gather November 16-18 in Green Lake for JesuStyle, a triennial youth event organizers liken to a mini-CHIC.
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Church Sells Building, Commits $1.55 Million to Church Planting
SAN JOSE, CA (November 12, 2007) – New Life Covenant Church, one of the oldest congregations in the Evangelical Covenant Church, will donate $1.55 million toward church planting efforts in the Pacific Southwest Conference.
The church’s plan was announced this …
Readers Share Their Thoughts
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (November 9, 2007) – 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.
It’s Official: Confirmed . . . and Only 17 Years Late!
By Stan Friedman
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 9, 2007) – LeRoy Carlson couldn’t believe what he heard on his answering machine earlier this year.