By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (April 13, 2009) – Hardly a week goes by that we do not receive a few comments from readers on stories published as part of the Covenant online news report.
Easter: A Third Man Walking Next to Them
CHICAGO, IL (April 12, 2009) – John Weborg is Professor Emeritus of Theology at North Park Theological Seminary and a longtime columnist for The Covenant Companion. Each week during Lent, we have been sharing one of his columns that …
Fund Helps Families Caught in Economic ‘Middle’
WEST PEABODY, MA (April 10, 2009) – A charity administered by Joel Anderle, pastor of Community Covenant Church, is expanding its assistance to middle-class families who make too much money to receive government aid, but are unable to get …
Alaska Students Give to Help Congo Orphans
SOLDOTNA, AK (April 9, 2009) – Although many of the students at Alaska Christian College (ACC) possess little money, they have contributed funds to helping orphans in Congo.
Birthday Twist: Better to Give Than Receive
OAK LAWN, IL (April 9, 2009) – A lot of kids would love to celebrate their birthday by having Ronald McDonald come to their house. Six-year-old Mary Faith West instead arranged for gifts to be delivered to the Ronald McDonald …
Covenant Offices Closed in Observance of Good Friday
CHICAGO, IL (April 9, 2009) – Offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church will be closed Friday in observance of Good Friday. Normal office hours will resume on Monday.
Group Headed to China for Cross-Cultural Visit
CHICAGO, IL (April 9, 2009) – Twelve women will visit China for 12 days as part of the Cross Cultural Opportunity in China initiative.
400 High School Students Explore ‘Justice for Poor’
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 8, 2009) – More than 400 senior high school students from across the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church gathered at First Covenant Church of Minneapolis over the weekend for Mission Outreach Venture Experience (MOVE 2009), …
Lent: Can It Be? Is It So?
CHICAGO, IL (April 8, 2009) – John Weborg is Professor Emeritus of Theology at North Park Theological Seminary and a longtime columnist for The Covenant Companion. Each week during Lent, we are sharing one of his columns that originally …
Missionary Joins in Ecumenical Worship in Ecuador
QUITO, ECUADOR (April 8, 2009) – Brian Turnbow, an Evangelical Covenant Church missionary, participated in a worship service that celebrated a historic “agreement of intercommunion and fraternity” between the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ecuador (ELCE) and the Episcopal Diocese of …