Mossai Sanguma Elected to Head Medical Work Initiative

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By Pete Ekstrand

KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (September 7, 2010) – Mossai Sanguma, president of the Congo Covenant Church (CEUM), has been elected general secretary in charge of medical work for the National Protestant Church of Congo.…




CWR Seeks Donations to Pakistan Relief Fund

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CHICAGO, IL (September 7, 2010) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) is asking Evangelical Covenant Church members to donate to relief efforts in Pakistan, which the United Nations says is suffering the world’s “greatest humanitarian crisis in recent history” due to …




Kids, Hunger, and Safety – Making a Difference

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STRATHMORE, ALBERTA (September 3, 2010) – The director of children’s ministries at Hope Community Covenant Church and a church member initiated conversations last year with three principals to ask how the congregation could serve their elementary schools.…




ECC Offices Move Tops August Most-Read List

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CHICAGO, IL (September 2, 2010) – Three of the top four most-read Covenant News Service stories in August focused on activities surrounding the move of Evangelical Covenant Church offices to their new location.…




New Space Meets More than Worship Needs

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BOSTON, MA (September 1, 2010) – Members of Cornerstone Church of Boston know the $40,000 a year in rent they are paying for their new meeting space will go to a good cause.…




Fall Term at North Park Begins with More Students

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CHICAGO, IL (August 31, 2010) – Classes for the 2010-2011 academic year began at North Park University on Monday with an increased number of incoming students over last year.…




CWR Seeks Two Physicians to Volunteer in Haiti

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CHICAGO, IL (August 31, 2010) – Medical Teams International, longtime partner with Covenant World Relief, is looking for two physicians to accompany a team of eight nurses October 23-November 1.…




Working in Haiti after Photo-ops Have Waned

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LES CAYES, HAITI (August 31, 2010) – Cindy Hoover, an Evangelical Covenant Church medical missionary serving for a month in Haiti, says she is awed by the resilience shown by the people of that nation despite still horrific conditions and …




Litany of Decommissioning

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CHICAGO, IL (August 30, 2010) – Following is the special Litany of Decommissioning used during today’s service outside Covenant offices at 5101 North Francisco Avenue.…




Decommissioning Service Live Broadcast at 3 p.m.

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CHICAGO, IL (August 30, 2010) – Preparations have been completed for today’s decommissioning service for the building that for 63 years has housed offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church.…