CHICAGO, IL (July 20, 2009) – Kreig Gammelgard says he understands that having the ability to close a church is not what every pastor longs to have on their resume, but that this kind of special ministry is important nonetheless.…
CHIC Impact Extends Beyond Student Participants
KNOXVILLE, TX (July 20, 2009) – Covenanters might be surprised at the immediate impact CHIC has on other people who are not directly tied into the event.
Students Urged to Accept God’s Call, Leap into Action
By Stan Friedman
KNOXVILLE, TN (July 17, 2009) – The house was jumping when Pastor Efrem Smith commissioned the 5,500 students at CHIC2009’s final worship service to return to their “undone” communities and make a world of difference.
CHIC Students Donate $109,327 to Support Thailand Mission
KNOXVILLE, TN (July 17, 2009) – Students at CHIC2009 gave $109,327 to sustainable mission projects in Thailand during the event’s closing worship service Thursday evening.
Volunteers – CHIC Couldn’t Run Well without Them
KNOXVILLE, TN (July 17, 2009) – Scott Peterson stood in front of the CHIC2009 Main Stage, earplugs firmly in place, and watching with a smile as more than 5,000 students began to fill the Thompson-Boling Arena.
Peterson: Ditch the Pretense – Be Honest with God
By Don Meyer
KNOXVILLE, TN (July 16, 2009) – They were huddled in small groups all over the main Thompson-Boling Arena floor, crying and praying together as a few hundred students attending CHIC2009 accepted Christ or recommitted their lives following …
Three Students Make Surprise Visit during CHIC Service
KNOXVILLE, TN (July 16, 2009) – Three Covenant teenagers who surveyed mission projects in Thailand and sent two live reports via satellite to the evening worship services at CHIC2009 made a surprise appearance at the event Wednesday evening.
CHIC Team Assists Those With Special Needs
KNOXVILLE, TN (July 16, 2009) – CHIC organizers want to make sure that people with special needs have a great time during their week here on the campus of the University of Tennessee.
Covenanters Report No Injuries from Tornado
NEW LONDON, MN (July 15, 2009) – No members of the Evangelical Covenant Church of New London were injured when a tornado swept through the area Tuesday, but the storm did cause minor property damage, office manager Jana Cole said …
Surprise Awaits Campers Assembling AIDS Care Kits
WALNUT CREEK, CA (July 15, 2009) – Hillside Covenant Church structured its recent community retreat at Mission Springs so that participants would begin to have a better understanding of the plight of many “out in the world.”