BEDFORD, NH (May 8, 2007) – Delegates to the East Coast Conference Annual Meeting welcomed two church adoptions on Saturday.
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Conference Addresses Challenges Facing Mission in Europe
BERLIN, GERMANY (May 8, 2007) – Rampant secularism and a growing influx of immigrants from other cultures and countries represents a significant challenge for church planting efforts and other ministries in Europe, a challenge addressed during a recent conference centered …
Great Lakes Conference Focuses on Reaching Out to Others
By Bob Smietana
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (May 8, 2007) – A focus on church vitality and “getting out of the pews” and into the world highlighted the Great Lakes Conference Annual Meeting, held April 26-28 at Thornapple Covenant Church in …
Family Reflects on Damage from Kansas Tornado
LINDSBORG, KS (May 7, 2007) – Diance Reece is thankful her parents decided to travel last week. Their house (accompanying photo) was destroyed by the tornado that flattened Greensburg Friday night.
Funeral Service Wednesday for Pastor Richard Schriber
MADISON LAKE, MN (May 7, 2007) – The funeral service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Richard Schriber, 63, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Maplewood (Minnesota) Covenant Church.
World Mission Stories Dominate Top-Ten List
CHICAGO, IL (May 7, 2007) – Four world mission-related stories were among the 10 most-read articles in the Evangelical Covenant Church’s online news report during April.
Student Leads Effort to Fund Needs of Kenya Children
LIBERTYVILLE, IL (May 4, 2007) – The members of Libertyville Covenant Church may want to consider hiring high school junior Alex Gutierrez to lead its next fund-raising drive.
Radio License Denial May Prove a Blessing
DJIBO, BURKINA FASO (May 4, 2007) – The denial of a license to start an FM radio station may prove to be a blessing, says Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Galen Johnson, who is serving in the West African nation with …
Tense Moments Leaving Congo Can Now Be Told
CHICAGO, IL (May 4, 2007) – Editor’s note: at the same time in March that Curt Peterson and Roger Thorpe were caught in the midst of a military upheaval in Kinshasa, Congo, another story was unfolding in the northwestern part …
Congo: Previously Published Stories
CHICAGO, IL (May 4, 2007) – Following are previously published stories on the close call experienced in Congo in mid-March by Curt Peterson, executive minister of the Department of World Mission of the Evangelical Covenant Church, and Dr. Roger Thorpe, …