BELLEVUE, WA (May 1, 2006) – Newport Covenant Church, known for its live nativity every Christmas, will celebrate its 50th anniversary on May 21.
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New Church Highlights Southeast Conference Meeting
VERO BEACH, FL (April 29, 2006) – Reception of a new church – the first Evangelical Covenant Church in the state of South Carolina – highlighted actions of today’s Annual Meeting of the Southeast Conference at First Covenant Church in …
Emanuel to Honor 300 Volunteers
TURLOCK, CA (April 28, 2006) – Emanuel Medical Center is treating nearly 300 volunteers to a catered lunch Saturday as it caps off a week of honoring the people who donate their time.
Online Auction: Atheist Sells Promise to Attend Church
KINGWOOD, TX (April 28, 2006) – Hement Mehta, an atheist from Chicago who was raised in the ancient Jain religion before rejecting belief in any god, placed his church attendance up for auction on eBay in late January 2006. When …
Covenant Youth Places Third in Major Competition
WASILLA, AK (April 28, 2006) – A painful injury did not deter 14-year-old gymnast Alyssa Koehrer from scoring a personal best and earning a bronze medal at a major competition earlier this month.
Homelessness: Response Requires More Than Words
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (April 27, 2006) – Their Christian faith and relationships with the homeless led North Park University students to lead a recent national Sleep Out to bring awareness to the problem.
Pacific Southwest Welcomes Eight New Churches
MODESTO, CA (April 27, 2006) – The welcoming of eight new congregations highlighted the Pacific Southwest Conference’s three-day Celebration 2006 Annual Meeting at Modesto Covenant Church.
Spring Popular Time for Mission Trips
MCALLEN, TX (April 26, 2006) – Merge Ministries has seen a dramatic shift in the number of people preferring to travel on mission trips in the spring rather than the summer, says Executive Director Dale Lusk.
Regheta Selected for Young Leaders Gathering
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (April 25, 2006) – The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization has selected Leonid Regheta to participate in a Younger Leaders Gathering (YLG) in Malaysia for 500 younger leaders, ages 25-35.
Youth Join Effort to Advocate for Poor, Hungry People
BERLIN, CT (April 25, 2006) – Students from nine Evangelical Covenant Church youth groups gathered here recently to worship together, raise awareness concerning several health and justice issues and participate in numerous community projects.