BROOKLINE, MA (December 2, 2008) – Joshua Throneburg, pastor of Highrock Covenant Church in Brookline, and five baptismal candidates wore wetsuits a week ago Sunday during a baptismal service at Walden Pond, made famous by Henry David Thoreau.
Palauan Workers Relocated to Jobs, Housing
DECORAH, IA (December 1, 2008) – The Decorah Covenant Church will close its emergency shelter for Palauan former employees of the Agriprocessors plant because they all have found work and housing elsewhere, says Donalee Burns, administrative assistant.
Response to Wildfires Among November’s ‘Most-Read’
CHICAGO, IL (December 1, 2008) – One church’s response to the recent wildfires in southern California, and two pastor’s reasons for why they joined the Evangelical Covenant Church were among the most-read stories in the Covenant News Service online reports …
Advent: Holiday Time and the Fullness of Time
CHICAGO, IL (November 28, 2008) – John Weborg is Professor Emeritus of Theology at North Park Theological Seminary and a longtime columnist for The Covenant Companion. Each Friday during Advent, we will share one of his columns that originally appeared …
Health Clinic He Helped Found Helped Save His Life
DETROIT, MI (November 26, 2008) – When Bob Hoey, pastor of Messiah Covenant Church, helped start the nonprofit Covenant Community Care (CCC) clinic in 2003, he had no idea it would play a role in saving his life.
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Sudanese Baptisms Have Special Meaning
SIOUX FALLS, ND (November 26, 2008) – Being able to baptize 12 children and infants from two Sudanese Covenant churches was especially meaningful to Allan Holte.
Governor Helps Sanctuary Volunteers Package Meals
SACRAMENTO, CA (November 26, 2008) – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sacramento Mayor-elect Kevin Johnson on Tuesday worked with youth volunteers at the GreenHouse, a nonprofit community enrichment center started by Sanctuary Covenant Church, to help put together meals …
Free Church Planting Resources Now Available
CHICAGO, IL (November 25, 2008) – Free resources are available for church planters through a new website sponsored by the Department of Church Growth and Evangelism of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Benefit Concert Raises $900 for Palauans
DECORAH, IA (November 25, 2008) – A benefit concert at Decorah Covenant Church (DCC) raised $900 to benefit Palauan former employees of the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant in nearby Postville.
Miss America Helps Serve Meals to Homeless
NEW YORK, NY (November 25, 2008) – Miss America Kirsten Haglund, a member of Faith Covenant Church in Farmington Hills, Michigan, served as honorary host of New York City Rescue Mission’s Great Thanksgiving Banquet on Monday.