By Stan Friedman
LORDS VALLY, PA (August 31, 2007) – Helen Coffin boarded the small airplane, rode to 9,000 feet, and then the 80-year-old jumped out.
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Merge, Formation to Sponsor Mission Trips
MCCALLEN, TX (August 31, 2007) – Merge Ministries and the Evangelical Covenant Church Department of Christian Formation are cooperating in a first-time effort to offer mission trips so that groups from around the country will have the opportunity to work …
Palmberg Expresses Gratitude for Release of Hostages
CHICAGO, IL (August 30, 2007) – “We are grateful that the remaining South Korean hostages have been released unharmed,” said Evangelical Covenant Church President Glenn Palmberg upon learning of today’s action by Taliban kidnappers in handing over seven individuals to …
Churches Use Backpacks to Reach Needy Families
MT. VERNON, WA (August 30, 2007) – On Saturday, members of Bethany Covenant Church helped distribute 850 backpacks filled with school supplies to children who might not otherwise be able to afford them.
Grand Forks Covenanter Named Miss North Dakota
By Stan Friedman
GRAND FORKS, ND (August 29, 2007) – What Ashley Young saw sickened her. A group of teenagers at her high school had knocked down a physically challenged student who hit his head against the wall. 
When the …
Marti Burger Thankful for Prayers of Covenant Family
CHICAGO, IL (August 28, 2007) – Marti Burger hopes to resume her duties as director of youth and family ministries in the Department of Christian Formation in early September, following a lengthy struggle with pancreatitis.
Book Suggests ‘Not Okay’ Is Good Theology
WASHINGTON, CT (August 27, 2007) – Doug Bixby wants people to know he’s not okay. And neither are they.
Optimism Abounds as Vikings Open New Season
CHICAGO, IL (August 27, 2007) – Several North Park University athletic teams might want to consider “in with the new” as the motto for the year. Young players, sophomore and first-year coaches, as well as a new evening event offer …
Pastor Monitors Sierra Leone Elections
CHICAGO, IL (August 24, 2007) – Adam Phillips says helping to monitor elections in the African nation of Sierra Leone was part of his calling as a Christian.
KICY Returns to Russia
NOME, AK (August 24, 2007) – Luda Kinok pushed a button at 11 p.m. Thursday and just like that, KICY-AM resumed broadcasting at 50,000 watts into the Russian Far East.