NEW YORK, NY (November 25, 2008) – Following are additional photos from Monday’s Rescue Center Thanksgiving event featuring Miss America Kirsten Haglund and other celebrities. Beginning at upper left by rows, Kirsten is shown jamming with the musicians, chatting with …
Memorial Service Saturday for Clifford H. Johnson
ST. LOUIS PARK, MN (November 24, 2008) – A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, November 29, for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Clifford H. Johnson, 75, who died Friday at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.
Tips for Churches to Minimize Chance of Burglary, Arson
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 24, 2008) – The office manager for Crosstown Covenant Church is thankful that only money was stolen from the church offices during a recent break-in.
In Brief: Covenanters Making the News
CHICAGO, IL (November 24, 2008) – An online auction has opened to raise funds for North Park University students participating in school-sponsored mission trips.
Deadline Nears for CGE Nominee Recommendations
CHICAGO, IL (November 21, 2008) – The December 1 deadline is nearing for the recommendation of names to be considered for the position of executive minister of the Department of Church Growth and Evangelism.
New Life: From Foreclosure to Fruitful Ministry Once Again
CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (November 21, 2008) – Last Sunday, nearly 600 people attended the second service of Bayside of Citrus Heights, which earlier this year had been an independent congregation with a building in foreclosure.
Christmas ‘Shoebox’ May Be Only Gift a Child Receives
LIVERPOOL, NY (November 21, 2008) – Glennifer Mosher recalls the words of a former attendee at Redeemer Covenant Church (RCC) who offered proof of how important a small gift can be.
Church Comes to Aid of Abandoned Workers
By Stan Friedman
DECORAH, IA (November 20, 2008) – Decorah Covenant Church is providing shelter to roughly 20 Palauans who were forced from their homes when a meatpacking plant did not pay workers’ rent and utilities as it promised when …
Readers Share Their Thoughts
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (November 20, 2008) – 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.
Sweden Bestows High Honor on Phil Anderson
CHICAGO, IL (November 19, 2008) – The Swedish government has honored Philip J. Anderson, professor of church history at North Park Theological Seminary, with its highest honor given to “foreign nationals.”