BELL GARDENS, CA (August 25, 2009) – Nineteen people from various denominations participated in the first-ever bilingual training event for the Advocates for Victims of Abuse (AVA) program held August 15 at CHET (Centro Hispano de Estudios Teologicos).
In Brief: Covenanters Making News
BURNSVILLE, MN (August 25, 2009) – Nearly 750 middle school youth and adult leaders from 50 Northwest Conference churches gathered August 13-15 for the Most Unbelievable Ultimate Urban Camping Experience (MUUUCE) at Faith Covenant Church.
Baptism Service Plus Vacant Storefront Equals VBS Program
SEATTLE, WA (August 24, 2009) – First Covenant Church’s senior pastor, Mark Nilson, had no idea that giving worshipers an opportunity to renew their baptism would lead to a new ministry at a transition shelter and the church’s first vacation …
Hudson (OH) Covenant Church to Conduct Final Worship Service
HUDSON, OH (August 24, 2009) – Evangelical Covenant Church of Hudson will hold its final worship service on Sunday, October 11.
With Teamwork Small Congregation Builds on Big Idea
NORTHRIDGE, CA (August 21, 2009) – Members of Emmanuel Covenant Church, a congregation of about 50 people, decided that all of their work in recent years had been too inwardly focused. They set about finding a way to serve others.…
No Child or Coin Too Small to Raise Money for Scholarships
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (August 21, 2009) – Each Sunday in July, children attending Iglesia Cristiana Getsemani, a small Hispanic congregation, brought coins they collected during the week to church.
Physical Abuse Happens in Christian Homes, Too
CHICAGO, IL (August 20, 2009) – Yvonne DeVaughn sat in churches wishing she could tell another person that someone had sexually assaulted her from the time she was six years old until she turned 17, when he impregnated her.
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Church Premises – Thieves Show No Respect
GRESHAM, OR (August 20, 2009) – Recent thefts of credit cards from purses at several churches, including Powell Valley Covenant Church, serve as a reminder to people to be careful with their possessions, even at church events.
Armfield Reflects on 30 Years of Ministry
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (August 19, 2009) – When six families seeking to plant Thornapple Covenant Church first asked Steve Armfield to be their pastor, he declined. Four months later, they asked again, and he accepted.
New Operating Arrangement for Irvington Village
PORTLAND, OR (August 18, 2009) – Covenant Retirement Communities (CRC) has turned over operations of Irvington Village to Elder Place Providence Hospital.