DETROIT, MI (October 26, 2010) – Detroit youth between the ages of five and 18 got the opportunity to tell the stories of their lives on film and learn new skills through the Detroit Youth Film Project, sponsored in part …
Film-Making Provides Ministry Outreach to Detroit Teens
Filed under: Ministry Idea, News
Tags: Evangelism-Outreach, Great Lakes, Local Church, Youth
Johnson: Fast Action Needed to Avoid Healthcare Crisis
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (October 25, 2010) – Politicians will be unable to solve the country’s healthcare crisis, but solutions need to be implemented soon to avoid economic collapse and live out our responsibilities to care for all citizens, …
Fall CWR Initiative Focuses on Helping World’s Poor
Filed under: News
Tags: Development-Relief, ECC Offices
CHICAGO, IL (October 25, 2010) – The Covenant World Relief (CWR) fall campaign gives Covenanters the opportunity to help the world’s poorest people who so often suffer “out of sight and mind” and die by the millions every year due …
Alaska Congregation in Urgent Need of Assistance
Filed under: Announcement, News
Tags: ECCAK, Local Church
SCAMMON BAY, AK (October 22, 2010) – An urgent appeal for funds and volunteers has been issued by the North Pacific Conference to acquire and install a replacement heating system in the parsonage of the Scammon Bay Covenant Church.…
Teens Hear Domestic Violence ‘Call to Action’
CHICAGO, IL (October 22, 2010) – Wellspring Center for Hope enlisted the arts to give “a call to action” to nearly 350 high school students when they attended a “Teen Symposium” on domestic violence.…
Early Registration for 2011 Feast Now Available
CHICAGO, IL (October 22, 2010) – Attendees to the Feast next year will have an opportunity to experience “PLAY … for the kid in all of us!”…
Challenge to Churches: ‘Choose Compassion Over Apathy’
Filed under: News
Tags: Compassion-Justice, Evangelism-Outreach, Local Church, Northwest
By Bryan Malley
GRAND FORKS, ND (October 21, 1010) – More than 400 people descended on Hope Covenant Church to attend THRIVE-ND last weekend for teaching, worship and workshops.…
Youth Workers Connection Registration Under Way
Filed under: Announcement, News
Tags: Connection, Youth
CHICAGO, IL (October 21, 2010) – The Youth Workers Connection 2011 will include worship times at venues across Chicago, including the University of Chicago, the Cultural Arts Center, and North Park University.…
Chinese Pastors Denied Travel to Lausanne Conference
CHICAGO, IL (October 20, 2010) – Covenanters attending the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization say the absence of more than 100 Chinese house church pastors is felt throughout the international gathering.…
Memorial Service Conducted for Douglas Brown
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS (October 20, 2010) – A memorial service was conducted Monday for Douglas Brown, 58, husband of Evangelical Covenant Church minister Dorothy “Dori” Brown. He died Saturday following a lengthy illness.…