CHICAGO, IL (May 13, 2010) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) has sent emergency relief funds to help villagers in Southern Sudan who survived a deadly attack that claimed the lives of more than 100 people, including members of the Evangelical …
CWR Assistance Provided for Victims of Attack in Sudan
Filed under: Announcement, News
Tags: Africa, Development-Relief, ECC Offices, Finance
North Park Celebrates Three Commencements
Filed under: News
Tags: Educational Institutions, Leadership, Newsmakers
CHICAGO, IL (May 12, 2010) – North Park University held three commencements on the same day for the first time Saturday.…
Softball-Size Hail Damages Oklahoma City Homes
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (May 12, 2010) – The softball-size hail slamming into Paul Cunningham’s roof on Sunday “sounded like explosions,” he said.…
Church Plant Has Place to Meet – Now Needs Chairs
CHAMPAIGN, IL (May 12, 2010) – Berean Covenant Church was able to hold services on Easter, but not the week after or on Palm Sunday because they didn’t have a place to meet.…
North Pacific Conference Celebrates ‘Stronger Together’ Theme
SEATTLE, WA (May 11, 2010) – Delegates to the North Pacific Conference Annual Meeting celebrated the start of new ministries within churches as well as a strengthening of church planting efforts.…
Readers Share Their Thoughts
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (May 11, 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.…
Kernels of Hope Seeks Additional ‘Virtual Farmers’
Filed under: News
Tags: Africa, Canada, Local Church, Mission
NORQUAY, SK (May 10, 2010) – “Virtual farmers” are being sought for the 2010 Kernels of Hope project to help people in Sudan develop sustainable agriculture.…
Congregation Packs 150,000 Meals for Starving Children
Filed under: News
Tags: Asia, Children, Great Lakes, Local Church, Mission
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (May 10, 2010) – More than 650 people from Thornapple Evangelical Covenant Church packed 150,000 meals to benefit hungry people in the Philippines on Sunday, May 2.…
Thai Church President, Wife Escape Injury in Bus Accident
Superintendent: Jim Fretheim
Associate superintendent: Mark Stromberg
Organized: 1884
Number of churches: 137
Institution:
Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bible camps:
Adventurous Christians/Covenant Wilderness Center, Grand Marais, Minnesota
Bluewater Covenant Bible Camp, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Covenant Park Bible …
Grounded Flight, Train to Paris – Great Way to Explore the Covenant
LINDSBORG, KS (May 7, 2010) – Bob and Carolyn Easley experienced their own version of the film “European Vacation” when their recent flight from Belgium to the United States was canceled due to volcanic ash that grounded planes throughout Europe.…
