CHICAGO, IL (May 5, 2009) – Articles about the closing of a historic church and the assistance given by one congregation to another were the two most-read stories of the online Covenant News Service reports during April.
North Park Seminary Student Receives Dusty Larson Award
CHICAGO, IL (May 5, 2009) – The Evangelical Covenant Church Commission on Town and Country Ministries honored graduating North Park Theological Seminary (NPTS) student Dan Larson with its Dusty Larson Award recently.
Soong-Chan Rah’s New Book Subject of Moody Interview
CHICAGO, IL (May 5, 2009) – Moody Radio’s Prime Time America will broadcast an interview this week with North Park Theological Seminary (NPTS) Professor Soong-Chan Rah about his new book, The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity.…
Great Lakes Conference Welcomes Six Churches as Members
By Don Meyer
DEWITTVILLE, NY (May 4, 2009) – Six churches were accepted into membership during this past weekend’s annual meeting of the Great Lakes Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church, held at Mission Meadows camp on the shores of …
North Park Participating in Music for Peace Festival
CHICAGO, IL (May 4, 2009) – North Park University will co-sponsor a week-long festival that will draw international musicians for a series of workshops and concerts to promote music as a tool for improving the lives of underserved youth.
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Candidates Sought for New Information Services Position
CHICAGO, IL (May 4, 2009) – The Evangelical Covenant (ECC) is seeking a director of information services to lead the newly created Information Services (IS) Office for the denomination.
Central Conference Serves Community, Celebrates Ministry
By Cathy Norman Peterson
LAKE GENEVA, WI (May 1, 2009) – “Called to Serve” was not just the theme in the brochures of the 123rd Annual Meeting of the Central Conference—it was also an invitation.
A Golden Anniversary for Montecito Covenant Church
SANTA BARBARA, CA (May 1, 2009) – Members of Montecito Covenant Church got some exercise as they celebrated how far the church had come since its founding 50 years ago.
Midwest Conference Considers the Changing Face of Christianity
MASON CITY, IA (May 1, 2009) – Superintendent Ken Carlson told delegates to the Midwest Conference Annual Meeting that many of their churches are at a crossroads because people outside the church, and even some within it, are no longer …
PCP to Begin Micro-Finance Project in Congo
CHICAGO, IL (April 30, 2009) – The Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the world’s largest Christian micro-finance organization to provide new economic opportunities for people in the northwest region of the Democratic Republic of …