Poetry and Prayer – One Way to Connect with God

Post a Comment » Written on December 7th, 2010     
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PALATINE, IL (December 7, 2010) – Eighteen-year-old Margo Banakis says she started combining her poetry with prayers because it was a way for her to connect with the scripture she was reading.…




Service Date Set for Edith M. Carlson

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RED WING, MN (December 7, 2010) – A service for Edith M. (Goetz) Carlson, the widow of Evangelical Covenant Church pastor C. Oliver Carlson, will be conducted on Saturday, December 18, at First Covenant Church in Red Wing.…




Stromberg Recommended to Lead Northwest Conference

Post a Comment » Written on December 6th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (December 6, 2010) – Mark Stromberg has been recommended to replace Jim Fretheim as superintendent of the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) when Fretheim retires next year.…




Petitions Support Pastor in Fight Against Deportation

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By Stan Friedman

TORRANCE, CA (December 6, 2010) – Evangelical Covenant Church leaders from several conferences and Covenant Offices have signed a petition of support on behalf of a pastor facing deportation to Colombia.…




Readers Share Their Thoughts

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By Don Meyer

CHICAGO, IL (December 6, 2010) – 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.…




Growth of Cambodian Church Influenced by Reconciliation

Post a Comment » Written on December 3rd, 2010     
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By Stan Friedman

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (December 3, 2010) – Vuthy Nong held his cell phone so that a recorder could capture the words of Chamron Phal, who was calling from Oakland, California.…




Death of Camp Director Tops November Most-Read List

Post a Comment » Written on December 3rd, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (December 3, 2010) – An article about the death of a Covenant camp director who impacted thousands of lives was the most-read Covenant News Service story in November. Chuck Frasier, who served as director of Covenant Point Bible …




Medical Personnel Needed for Haiti Mission Trip

Post a Comment » Written on December 3rd, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (December 3, 2010) – Medical personnel still are needed for an Evangelical Covenant Church mission team that will travel to Haiti January 9-23.…




Faith, Not Revenge Compels Search for Former Captor

Post a Comment » Written on December 2nd, 2010     
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By Stan Friedman

OAKLAND, CA (December 2, 2010) – Chamron Phal speaks gently as he recounts searching Cambodia to meet and offer forgiveness to the former Khmer Rouge prison guard who held him captive and tortured him during the time …




Reaching out – The True Thanksgiving Spirit

Post a Comment » Written on December 2nd, 2010     
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DOWAGIAC, MI (December 2, 2010) – Federated Covenant Church delivered 300 meals to area low-income residents on Thanksgiving Day.…




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