{"id":4693,"date":"2007-08-14T13:49:30","date_gmt":"2007-08-14T18:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=4693"},"modified":"2011-08-08T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T16:38:13","slug":"5773","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2007\/08\/14\/5773\/","title":{"rendered":"Triennial Participants Give as Well as Receive"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO, IL (August 14, 2007) \u2013 The 1,100 women who traveled from around the world to participate in Triennial XII last week \u201ccame prepared not only to receive, but to give,\u201d says Teresa Boyce, chair of the Triennial planning committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Triennial Stories<\/h4>\n

More Than 1,000 Gather for Triennial XII Opening<\/h4>\n

Triennial Kicks Off with Powerful Sermon<\/h4>\n

Triennial Participants Give as Well as Receive<\/h4>\n

Pictoral Moments of Triennial<\/h4>\n

More Triennial photos<\/h4>\n

Baptism Highlights Triennial<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Participants in the conference, was held Thursday through Sunday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place and sponsored by Women Ministries of the Evangelical Covenant Church, raised $27,000 for various mission projects, and bought $22,000 worth of missions merchandise.<\/p>\n

In addition to the money raised in Chicago, donations from regional conference women to the Raise the Flag program (see photo) enabled 10 international guests to participate in the event. Those guests were honored during the International Women\u2019s Celebration. The women came from Japan, Russia, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, Congo, Sudan, Mexico, Colombia, and China. Eac\"\"h of the guests recited John 3:16 in their own language.<\/p>\n

Attendees also had opportunity to write postcards to U.S. legislators\u2014encouraging them to keep pressure on Sudan to stop the genocide in Darfur. They also petitioned the Chinese government, which has influence in Sudan, to intervene in the crisis.<\/p>\n

The international flavor of the conference continued when Rev. Corine Kikwiti, president of Women Ministries in the Congo Covenant Church (CEUM), greeted attendees and shared about the \u201cEducate the Girls\u201d program. A special offering for the project was taken during the opening worship service.<\/p>\n

Educate the girls, a partnership with the CEUM, seeks to create educational opportunities for girls Congo. So far, more than 500 girls have graduated from high school because of the program.<\/p>\n

Women who have significantly impacted ministry in the Covenant were honored at Triennial. Joann Larson, chair of the Women\u2019s History Commission, introduced a new book called \u201cThe Unfolding Mystery of Yes \u2013 Women who were Forces for Change. Five of the living subjects received recognition awards from Marva Watts of the Commission on Covenant History. Eight of the contributing authors also were recognized. Order here.<\/p>\n

Evelyn Johnson, Superintendent of the Pacific Southwest Conference and one of the women featured in the book, spoke at the Friday evening and Saturday morning worship services.<\/p>\n

Aleese Moore-Orbih was recognized as she concluded her three-year tenure as project manager for Advocacy for Victims of Abuse (AVA). The project\u2019s new devotional for abuse victims, You are not Alone, which was written by Covenant pastors, also was showcased. Order here.<\/p>\n

Triennial participants also gave Hill (see photo) a standing ovation for her work and recent re-election to a third term. Hill preached at the final worship service on Sunday morning and called on her audience to set themselves apart for the work which God has called them. Heidi Wiebe, president of the Covenant Ministerium, led communion.<\/p>\n

In other events:<\/p>\n