GRAND RAPIDS, MI (June 14, 2006) – Retiring members were recognized during today’s meeting of the Executive Board of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
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Delegates Arriving for 121st Annual Meeting
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (June 14, 2006) – Delegates continued arriving today to participate in the 121st Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church, which begins with a worship service this evening featuring Mossai Sanguma, president of the Covenant Church of …
‘Kernels of Hope’ Assists Displaced Liberian Farmers
NORQUAY, SK (June 13, 2006) – Members of Evangelical Covenant Churches in Canada and the United States have “bought” 155 acres of land to raise wheat crops that eventually will benefit displaced Africans in Liberia.
Challenge Grant to Support China Initiative
CHICAGO, IL (June 13, 2006) – An anonymous donor has provided a $100,000 challenge grant for each of the five years of “The Great Open Door” initiative to help develop various projects in China.
Swanberg Accepts Florida Chaplain Position
CROMWELL, CT (June 13, 2006) – Judy Swanberg, associate superintendent of the East Coast Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church, will leave her position as associate superintendent to become a chaplain at Covenant Village of Florida in Plantation, Florida, Covenant …
Twin Lakes Center to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
MANSON, IA (June 12, 2006) – Twin Lakes Christian Center (TLCC), the Covenant Bible camp in Iowa, will celebrate its 50-year anniversary June 30-July 9.
Ministry Offers a Place to Go After School
| SALEM, OR (June 12, 2006) – Because Trinity Covenant Church operates an after-school program that targets “latchkey” children, dozens of elementary school students do not have to go home to an empty house or apartment when classes are done. |
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Seeking Applicants for Children’s Ministry Position
CHICAGO, IL (June 12, 2006) – Applications are being accepted for a position as children’s ministry assistant and receptionist to serve the Department of Christian Formation, its children’s ministry, and Covenant Resource Center.
Chaplain Receives Commendation Medal for Valor
HEET, IRAQ (June 9, 2006) – Covenant U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Mark Nakazono last month was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for Valor after helping save the life of a platoon leader in the midst of gunfire. The commendation was …
Europe Missionaries Gather Together for Retreat
BARCELONA, SPAIN (June 9, 2006) – The arrival of new project and short-term missionaries to Europe is an encouragement to Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries already working in a part of the world that is increasingly becoming secularized. The new workers …