{"id":4563,"date":"2007-07-05T17:17:27","date_gmt":"2007-07-05T22:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=4563"},"modified":"2010-12-20T11:19:57","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T16:19:57","slug":"5707","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2007\/07\/05\/5707\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen\u2019s Death, Annual Meeting News Top June Most-Read List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (July 5, 2007) \u2013 Coverage of events surrounding the abduction and murder of a Kansas teenager and the Evangelical Covenant Church\u2019s 2007 Annual Meeting were among the most read stories in the denomination\u2019s online news report for the month of June.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nReaders were intensely interested in the prayer and memorial services for Kelsey Smith, the 18-year-old from a Kansas City, Kansas, suburb, whose murder captured national media attention. A prayer vigil was held at Hillcrest Covenant Church in Prairie Village, Kansas, where her family attends.<\/p>\n<p>The congregation\u2019s pastor, Mark Seversen, spoke during her memorial service, which was webcast live. A story about Smith\u2019s parents seeking to encourage the murdered teen\u2019s friends inspired many.<\/p>\n<p>The special page hosting all of the news about the denomination\u2019s 122nd Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, was the most accessed page during the month.<\/p>\n<p>Friends recommended Covenant web stories by email roughly 1,000 times during the month, and video clips of key Annual Meeting events have been viewed more than 1,400 times.<\/p>\n<p>Following are the 10 most-visited stories. 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