CHICAGO, IL (April 29, 2009) – The Midsouth Conference and Superintendent Garth Bolinder have partnered with Pastor Ross McElwee of White Mountain. The conference was able to purchase a snow machine for McElwee last year and hopes to continue to …
Dialogue on Life, Faith Both Enlightens, Challenges
By Matt Enquist
CHICAGO, IL (March 6, 2009) – Members of Grace Covenant Church have had a rare opportunity to enhance interfaith dialogue among Filipino and American religious groups.
Princess Zulu to Speak at North Park Conference
CHICAGO, IL (March 6, 2009) – Princess Kasune Zulu will be the general sessions speaker at the regional RELOAD Conference being hosted by the Center For Youth Ministry Studies at North Park University on April 4.
Campolo Questions If Economic Woes Can Be Solved
By Matt Enquist
CHICAGO, IL (March 5, 2009) – Noting the historic magnitude of the global economic crisis, Dr. Tony Campolo, traveling speaker and author of 35 books, questions whether the financial problems facing our nation can be solved.…
Hall of Justice, Special Rates Among Triennial XIII Highlights
CHICAGO, IL (March 5, 2009) – In its first-ever “email blast” sent Wednesday to some 1,200 women throughout the Covenant, the Department of Women Ministries announced new registration rates and payment options for next year’s Triennial XIII in Washington, D.C.…
Welcoming ‘Strangers’ – What Churches Can Do
CHICAGO, IL (March 5, 2009) – “In the early 1990s, Rigoberto Garcia Hernandez migrated to the United States from El Salvador. He came seeking political asylum. When I met him, I was carrying a flimsy paper sign that read Bienvenido …
Memorial Service Saturday for Judy (Brown) Smith
ROCKFORD, IL (March 4, 2009) – A memorial service for Judy (Brown) Smith, 62, wife of retired Covenant Pastor David Smith, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at First Covenant Church in Rockford.
Lent: Tears Can Do Double Duty
CHICAGO, IL (March 4, 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 …
Pastor Sees Board Games Influencing View of Church
By Gustav Skogens
SARANAC, MI (March 4, 2009) – Pastors and professors often work on papers or develop spiritual disciplines when they go on sabbatical. John Madvig is going to play board games.
Funeral Service Wednesday for J. Philip Keillor
MADISON, WI (March 3, 2009) – A memorial service for John Philip (Phil) Keillor, 71, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Arbor Covenant Church. Keillor died Friday after suffering severe injuries in a fall while ice-skating with his …