By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (April 30, 2007) – Noted author Lauren Winner admitted her two lectures at North Park Theological Seminary on Thursday were incongruous: the first on the Trinity, and the second on sex.
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Age No Barrier When it Comes to Youth Work
PRINCETON, IL (April 27, 2007) – Old and young alike are celebrating today as one of the most beloved youth workers at the Evangelical Covenant Church of Princeton turns 89 years “young.”
Mary Lou Shaffer
PRINCETON, IL (April 27, 2007) – The younger crowd no doubt would call Mary Lou Shaffer “cool” or “neat” as she cruises around on her motor scooter.
Covenant Companion Wins Eight Top National Awards
CHICAGO, IL (April 27, 2007) – In the March 2006 issue of The Covenant Companion, Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) pastor J. Kevin Butcher wrote of his hard-earned lessons in developing multiethnic churches. On Tuesday night, the Associated Church Press …
Seminary to Offer Five New Full-Tuition Scholarships
CHICAGO, IL (April 27, 2007) – Five full-tuition scholarships to attend North Park Theological Seminary will be available beginning in the fall as part of an endowment from the Kern Family Foundation, it was announced today.
Mission Springs Bridge to Cost Nearly $1 Million
SCOTTS VALLEY, CA (April 26, 2007) – Mission Springs Christian Camps and Conference Center will need to spend nearly $1 million to eventually replace a bridge that provides the only access to the facility and provide supporting services until then, …
Conference Delegates Approve New Mosaic Center
SIMI VALLEY, CA (April 26, 2007) – Delegates to the 105th Pacific Southwest Conference Annual Meeting on Saturday approved establishing The Mosaic Center to strengthen ministry across generational, cultural, ethnic, and class boundaries.
Marathon Runners Raise $1,600 for Camp Squanto
HOPKINTON, MA (April 25, 2007) – Two members of Highrock Covenant Church raised $1,600 for camp scholarships to Camp Squanto when they ran the Boston Marathon earlier this month.
Canada Conference Meeting Reflects Both Sorrow, Celebration
PRINCE ALBERT, SK (April 25, 2007) – Sorrow and celebration were both part of the 103rd Annual Meeting of the Canada Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church last Thursday through Saturday.
Northwest Conference Approves Two New Churches
By Stan Friedman
SIOUX FALLS, SD (April 24, 2007) – Delegates to the Northwest Conference Annual Meeting celebrated the addition of two new churches and recent national recognition of Minnehaha Academy during their gathering Friday and Saturday at Prairie Hills …