{"id":7545,"date":"2006-06-13T15:05:22","date_gmt":"2006-06-13T20:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=7545"},"modified":"2011-07-06T08:32:40","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:32:40","slug":"4945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2006\/06\/13\/4945\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge Grant to Support China Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (June 13, 2006) &#8211; An anonymous donor has provided a $100,000 challenge  grant for each of the five years of &#8220;The Great Open Door&#8221; initiative to help  develop various projects in China.  <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Evangelical Covenant Church has committed to raising $1 million over the  next five years to partner with the Covenant Church of Taiwan on projects  throughout China in areas of education, training for pastors, and church  development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the Evangelical Covenant Church responds to this opportunity, we know  that lives will be impacted through the people and financial resources that  support this vital mission effort,&#8221; says Curt Peterson, executive minister of  Covenant World Mission.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since launching The Great Open Door campaign in February, churches have  responded with interest and special giving,&#8221; Peterson says. The goal is to raise  $200,000 each year from individuals and local churches. &#8220;This challenge donation  is an added incentive for all of us to give sacrificially,&#8221; Peterson notes.<\/p>\n<p>China was the Covenant&#8217;s first mission field, beginning in 1890 with Peter  Matson and 95 missionaries who served there for 58 years. In January 1948,  bandits murdered Covenant missionaries Alik Berg, Esther Nordlund, and Martha  Anderson. By December, all missionaries had left.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are returning to our roots,&#8221; says Donn Engebretson, the Covenant&#8217;s  executive vice president.<\/p>\n<p>To contribute to the campaign, send checks designated for The Great Open Door  initiative to the Evangelical Covenant Church, 5101 N. Francisco Ave., Chicago,  IL, 60625. Donations also can be made online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covenantbookstore.com\/greatopendoor.html\">The Great Open  Door.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The denomination has produced a number of resources to help local Covenant  churches develop their own China initiative emphases, as well as a link for  interested individuals to donate online using a major credit card. Also  available are links to news stories about the China project and various  resources in PDF format. A China video on DVD also is available, along with  copies of brochures and posters, by calling the Covenant Resource Center at  800-338-4332. Additional information on the China project also is available by  calling 773-907-3316 and visiting this Covenant website at www.covchurch.org.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2011 The Evangelical Covenant Church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=7545&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (June 13, 2006) &#8211; An anonymous donor has provided a $100,000 challenge grant for each of the five years of &#8220;The Great Open Door&#8221; initiative to help develop various projects in China. 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