SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 1, 2007) – Two sisters – Alice Westlind and Priscilla Richards – are recovering nicely following kidney transplant surgery 10 days ago at the California Pacific Medical Center, when Alice donated a kidney to her sister …
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Phoenix: In the Midst of Devastation, Love Abounds
CHICAGO, IL (July 31, 2007) – Thirty-two students and leaders from North Park Covenant and Edgebrook Covenant churches returned last week from a week-long missions trip to Phoenix, Louisiana, where the students became personally involved in the effort to help …
Rebuilding Continues in Phoenix
PHOENIX, LA (July 31, 2007) – Students from two Chicago churches, North Park and Edgebrook, spent one week in Phoenix assisting in rebuilding that community – an effort familiar to many other Covenant churches that have made similar treks to …
CRC Awards Scholarships to Eight Employee Dependents
CHICAGO, IL (July 31, 2007) – Covenant Retirement Communities (CRC) has awarded post-high school scholarships totaling $11,875 to eight employee dependents as part of an ongoing commitment to help students acquire additional education.
Which Comes First – Pastor or Parsonage?
KALSKAG, AK (July 30, 2007) – The Evangelical Covenant Church in this village of 230 people has been struggling with its own version of the old chicken-and-egg question: Which comes first – a pastor or a parsonage?
Readers Share Their Thoughts
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (July 30, 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.
Miss Michigan Encourages Faith, Healthy Lifestyle
By Stan Friedman
MUSKEGON, MI (July 27, 2007) – The new Miss Michigan says she wants to use her own experience with anorexia and recovery to encourage other young women with eating disorders.
Mission Program Based on Relationships, Not Just Visits
CHICAGO, IL (July 27, 2007) – Nykki Thompson began what she hopes will be an ongoing relationship with Zambian children she met in the African nation this summer while on a mission trip with her North Park University classmates.
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Five Covenant Leaders to Address National Conferences
CHICAGO, IL (July 26, 2007) – Evangelical Covenant Church clergy and laity will be among the primary speakers at upcoming major national conferences.
Weborg Lecture to Explore Heritage of Pietism
CHICAGO, IL (July 26, 2007) – Chicago area residents are invited to attend a public lecture by John Weborg, professor emeritus of theology and spiritual formation at North Park Theological Seminary.