SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 20, 2006) – Matt Nightingale says singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before 70,000 people at Sunday’s San Francisco 49ers game against the Seattle Seahawks wasn’t as nerve-wracking as he thought it would be.
News
North Park Chapel – New Look, New Feel, New Crowd
By Kerry Staurseth
CHICAGO, IL (November 20, 2006) – North Park University chapel services are taking on a new look and appealing to an expanded audience, thanks in part to the vision of new interim campus pastor Judy Howard Peterson.…
Historic Meeting of American, Swedish Mission Departments
CHICAGO, IL (November 17, 2006) – A historic and first-ever meeting took place two weeks ago, involving the mission departments of the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden (MCCS) and the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC).
Readers Share Their Thoughts
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (November 17, 2006) – 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.
Thrift Store Does More Than Save Folks Money
MOOSE LAKE, MN (November 17, 2006) – The Sonshine Closet Thrift Store and Ministry Center is becoming known as much for the quality of its merchandise as its service to the needy.
Safety of Missionaries in CAR Closely Monitored
BANGUI, CAR (November 16, 2006) – Preparations have been made to evacuate Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries from the Central African Republic (CAR) if fighting between rebels and government forces expands, but the workers are safe for now, says Curt Peterson, …
North Park Athletes Receive Top Recognition
CHICAGO, IL (November 16, 2006) – A record seven members of the North Park University men’s soccer team have been named to the 2006 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference team. The football team also had two players …
Unrest Prevents Missionaries’ Return to Oaxaca
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (November 15, 2006) – Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries who had been living in the strife-plagued state of Oaxaca until recently likely will not return soon, but they have started ministry elsewhere, according to David Mark, regional coordinator …
Unrest Continues as Congolese Await Election Results
CHICAGO, IL (November 15, 2006) – Fears of unrest remain as Congo prepares to announce official results for the presidential election that pitted incumbent Joseph Kabila again Jean-Pierre Bemba.
Think Slavery Is Extinct in U.S.? Think Again
CHICAGO, IL (November 15, 2006) – Think slavery hasn’t existed in the United States since the Civil War? Think again.