By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (July 3, 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.
News
Whitehall (MI) Church Celebrates 125 Years of Ministry
WHITEHALL, MI (July 2, 2007) – Swedish immigrants founded the Evangelical Covenant Church of Whitehall during the region’s “saw mill” era in 1882. Beginning this month, the church will celebrate its 125th anniversary.
Patriotic Services Honor Members of Military
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA (July 2, 2007) – Rolling Hills Covenant Church honored members of the military as well as other public servants and their families during three worship services over the weekend.
Covenant Resource Center Celebrates 20 Years of Service
CHICAGO, IL (July 2, 2007) – Steve Larson, pastor of Redeemer Covenant Church, needed pictures of Evangelical Covenant Church martyrs for a sermon series he was preaching. He didn’t know where to get them, so he called the Covenant Resource …
Storm Damage Remains
GREENSBURG, KS (June 29, 2007) – Following are additional photos showing residual damage in Greensburg, where Sarah Reece visited with other members of her youth group to help residents clean up and repair the damage.
Kansas Teen Revisits Tornado-Ravaged Town
LINDSBORG, KS (June 29, 2007) – Sarah Reece, 15, had been back once to Greensburg, Kansas, where a tornado destroyed her grandparents’ home and leveled most of the town in May.
Kids Raise $400 to Buy Sandals for Sudanese Children
SIOUX FALLS, SD (June 29, 2007) – Sudanese children attending a recent Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Prairie Hills Covenant Church were able to help other kids still trapped amid warfare and poverty in their native country.
Covenant Heights Center to Build New Chapel
ESTES PARK, CO (June 28, 2007) – Construction on a new chapel at Covenant Heights Camp and Retreat Center is slated to begin mid-August.
Updated Delegate Report, Videos Available Online
CHICAGO, IL (June 28, 2007) – Delegates to the 122nd Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, will now find online an updated copy of the delegate take home sheet they received for use in preparing reports to their congregations.
Commission Denies Permit for Family Ministry Use
SHEBOYGAN, WI (June 27, 2007) – Zion Covenant Church will continue to seek opportunities to use a house it owns for “missional purposes,” although the city’s Plan Commission again denied the congregation’s request for a conditional use permit due to …