MUSKEGON, MI (June 26, 2006) – The past, present and future of Forest Park Covenant Church were celebrated in song as part of the recent worship service that honored the church’s 125th anniversary.
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Benefits Clerk Position Open at Covenant Offices
CHICAGO, IL (June 26, 2006) – Applications are being accepted for a position as benefits clerk in the offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Major Gift to Support New CMJ Ministry
CHICAGO, IL (June 23, 2006) – The newly created Department of Compassion, Mercy and Justice will receive roughly $50,000 a year in perpetuity from a gift provided by anonymous donors.
Swedish Musical Tells Story of Immigration
MOLINE, IL (June 23, 2006) – The Bjurtjarn Theatre Group from Varmland, Sweden, will present the musical They Sold their Homes at 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Covenant Church.
New Children’s Ministry Committee Formed
CHICAGO, IL (June 23, 2006) – A newly created committee will help churches with weekday children’s ministries connect with one another and provide resources.
Mother and Daughter Receive Degrees
CHICAGO, IL (June 8, 2006) – More than three decades after Caren Hayward came within weeks of completing her college studies, she received a long-delayed bachelor’s degree from North Park University.
Annual Meeting Stories to Remain Available
CHICAGO, IL (June 22, 2006) – All news coverage and other information coming out of the 121st Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church is available in the 2006 Annual Meeting portion of this website and will remain archived there, …
Nancy Sawyer Doing Well Following Hospitalization
EAGLE RIVER, AK (June 22, 2006) – Nancy Sawyer is home and doing well after being briefly hospitalized in Grand Rapids, Michigan, last week, after she collapsed, says husband Rodney Sawyer, the field director of the Evangelical Covenant Church of …
Iowa Pastor Receives Governor’s Award
SLOAN, IA (June 22, 2006) – The pastor of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Sloan, Richard Moore, was honored last week with the Governor’s Volunteer Award for Education. Unfortunately Moore wasn’t able to attend the ceremony that also included presentations …
Mel Soderstrom Retiring After 42 Years
CHICAGO, IL (June 22, 2006) – Mel Soderstrom has raised millions of dollars in donations from friends of North Park University, but on Wednesday, it was friends who praised his contributions to the school.