Funding to Focus on Boarding School for Rescued Prostitutes

Post a Comment » Written on January 11th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (January 11, 2010) – The final phase of the three-year Break the Chains anti-human trafficking initiative will focus on starting a boarding school for girls ages 10-18 who have been rescued from prostitution.…




Winds of Change – How and When Is Church to Adapt?

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CHICAGO, IL (January 11, 2010) – “It feels like the winds of change are blowing pretty hard these days.”…




Memorial Service Set for Jean Sands

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SPRING VALLEY, CA (January 19, 2010) – A memorial service for Jean Sands, widow of Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Donald Sands, will be conducted at 7 p.m. on January 25 at Mt. Miguel Covenant Village. Sands died Sunday.…




Congregation Steps In to Help Students Relocate

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OCEAN HILLS, CA (January 8, 2010) – Westmont College sophomore Robyn Bickerton was committed to living with her school roommate, Kim, who had just been diagnosed with cancer. Kim had decided she needed to live off campus while undergoing treatment …




New Book Focuses on Ministry to Military Families

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SAN DIEGO, CA (January 8, 2010) – The author of a new book explaining how churches can minister to military families says the Evangelical Covenant Church he and his wife attended 30 years ago remains a model for congregations seeking …




Funeral Service Saturday for Donald Elmberg

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SHOREWOOD, MN (January 8, 2010) – Funeral services for retired Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Donald Elmberg, 85, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Albin Chapel in Eden Prairie. He died December 29.…




New Anti-Trafficking Resources Added to ECC Website

Post a Comment » Written on January 7th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (January 7, 2010) – New worship and informational resources are available on the Evangelical Covenant Church website for congregations seeking to observe national Human Trafficking Awareness Day this coming Sunday or at other times during the year.…




‘Blue Christmas’ and Bands – Different Ways to Celebrate

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CHICAGO, IL (January 7, 2010) – Services over the course of the holidays at two Evangelical Covenant churches captured the emotional ends of the spectrum.…




Connection 2010, Midwinter Registration Still Open

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CHICAGO, IL (January 7, 2010) – Special room rates still are available through Friday for attendees to the Connection 2010 conference, to be held January 23-25 at the Sheraton Denver Hotel.…




Covenant Service Project to Buy Bed Nets for Congo Kids

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CHICAGO, IL (January 5, 2010) –  A recent report from the World Health Organization states that the number of malaria cases dropped significantly in 2009 due to wider use of mosquito nets, a fact that points to the importance of …




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