PORTLAND, OR (June 26, 2009) – Given the volume of daily news stories coming out of the 124th Annual Meeting currently under way, stories in the online Covenant news report do not remain very long in the top headlines area …
Change—We Can Learn a Lot from Jonah’s Story
By Don Meyer
PORTLAND, OR (June 26, 2009) – It was one of those messages that has you thinking you know where the preacher is heading, only to find a surprise waiting at the end.
Delegates Elect Representatives to Various Boards
PORTLAND, OR (June 26, 2009) – Delegates elected a number of individuals to various boards, with the results announced during the Friday afternoon business session of the 124th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Karen Benson Honored for Missionary Service
PORTLAND, OR (June 26, 2009) – Retiring Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Karen Benson, whose service included working in two countries plagued by violence and extreme poverty, received a prolonged standing ovation today from delegates to the 124th Annual Meeting of …
Covenant Runs Counter to Many Cultural Trends
PORTLAND, OR (June 26, 2009) – In his first report to an Annual Meeting since being elected to the presidency last year, Gary Walter continued to promote the vision of being “in it together” to bring Christ to the world, …
Covenant Budget Weathering Economic Turmoil
PORTLAND, OR (June 26, 2009) – The Evangelical Covenant Church ended the 2008 fiscal year “very well” despite the worldwide economic turmoil, Treasurer and Director of Pensions Dean Lundgren told delegates to the Evangelical Covenant Church’s 124th Annual Meeting this …
Judith McCullough Receives Irving C. Lambert Award
PORTLAND, OR (June 26, 2009) – Judith McCullough grew up in a small southern Michigan town, where she knew only one African American person and two Japanese Americans before she went off to college.
Olson Elected to Head CGE; Kersten Re-elected
PORTLAND, OR (June 26, 2009) – Delegates to the 124th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church today elected David Olson to be the new executive minister of the Department of Church Growth and Evangelism (CGE).
Two Congregations Receive Living Legacy Awards
PORTLAND, OR (June 26, 2009) – Two Evangelical Covenant Churches with more than 230 years of combined ministry were honored today during the 124th Annual Meeting for their work that has impacted thousands of people around the world even as …
Annual Meeting Reports Now Available Online
CHICAGO, IL (June 26, 2009) – Nearly all reports being presented during this week’s 124th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) are available online.