Based on the biblical record, teaching/learning activities have always been an influential part of the fabric of God’s people and the church. Acts 2:42-47 describes the early church and includes “they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching” as an obvious …
Memorial Service Sunday for Lorraine Gibson
MISHAWAKA, IN (September 25, 2010) – A memorial service for former Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Lorraine (Nelson) Gibson, 88, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Evangelical Covenant Church here. She died September 19.…
New Covenant Trust Company President Named
Filed under: Announcement, News
Tags: ECC Offices, Finance, Leadership
CHICAGO, IL (September 24, 2010) – Ann P. Wiesbrock has been selected to serve as president of Covenant Trust Company, replacing Chuck Walles who is retiring this year.…
Memorial Service Saturday for David Thorin
Filed under: News, Obituary
Tags: Pacific Northwest
SPOKANE, WA (September 24, 2010) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor David Thorin, 71, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Covenant Church.…
Plainville Church Photos
Based on the biblical record, teaching/learning activities have always been an influential part of the fabric of God’s people and the church. Acts 2:42-47 describes the early church and includes “they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching” as an obvious …
Five Churches Support Pastor Facing Deportation
Filed under: News
Tags: Compassion-Justice, Legal, Local Church, Pacific Southwest
TORRANCE, CA (September 23, 2010) – Five Evangelical Covenant Churches as well as Pacific Southwest Conference (PSWC) leaders are advocating on behalf of a Torrance pastor who is fighting her “order of deportation.”…
This Ministry ‘Goodbye’ Comes With a Future
Filed under: News
Tags: East Coast, Local Church, Planting-Vitality
By Stan Friedman
PLAINVILLE, CT (September 23, 2010) – An infant baptism earlier this month and the sending off of a teenager to serve in short-term missions has helped Trinity Covenant Church deal with their grief as they prepare to …
Ministry Seeks to Serve Area Plagued by Poverty, Violence
Filed under: News
Tags: Evangelism-Outreach, Local Church, Pacific Southwest
OAKLAND, CA (September 22, 2010) – A lengthy feature posted today on the San Francisco Chronicle website highlights members of New Hope Covenant Church who have chosen to reside and minister in a violent, low-income neighborhood even though they could …
Leaders Explore Opportunities for Advancing the Mission
CHICAGO, IL (September 22, 2010) – More than 80 leaders from around the Evangelical Covenant Church met Monday to explore future directions for Covenant ministries and, in particular, ways in which ministry areas at all levels can effectively collaborate and …
News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines
ROCKFORD, IL (September 20, 2010) – Broadway Covenant Church held a rededication ceremony one week ago Sunday as they celebrated the renovation and expansion of their nearly 60-year-old building.…