ROSEVILLE, CA (January 24, 2011) – When Aaron Robbins’ family would visit Yosemite National Park, his three-year-old daughter nearly overwhelmed him with questions, but her inquisitiveness inspired the Bayside Covenant Church staff member to write a book entitled Who Made …
App for Kids? What Better Tester Than . . . A Kid
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Tags: Children, Pacific Southwest, Tech
Funeral Services Pending for Sally Olsson
CHICAGO, IL (January 24, 2011) – Word has been received of the death of Sally Olsson, wife of the late Karl A. Olsson.…
More Than 2,000 Gather for Congo Pastors Conference
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Tags: Africa, Discipleship, Leadership
GBADO-LITE, DR CONGO (January 20, 2011) – More than 2,000 pastors and their spouses have gathered for the biennial pastors conference of the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM) that began last Sunday and runs through this coming Sunday. The main …
First Students Graduate from New CHET Facility
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Tags: Educational Institutions, Pacific Southwest
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 20, 2011) – The staff at Centro Hispano de Estudios Teologicos (CHET) were excited when the school’s first graduation ceremonies at its new facilities in the Compton neighborhood were held.…
Opening Doors – and Hearts – to Special Needs Families
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Tags: Children, Compassion-Justice, Worship, Youth
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (January 19, 2011) – Many of the parents who attend the Jonathan’s Kids ministry at Glen Ellyn Covenant Church had stopped attending churches elsewhere or didn’t even try because the barriers were too high for …
Call-In Cafés to Focus on Special Needs
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Educational Institutions, Youth
CHICAGO, IL (January 19, 2011) – Amy Rapada, a member of the Covenant Disabilities Resource Committee, will facilitate Call-in Cafés in January and February that will discuss issues concerning ministry to people with special needs and their families.…
Hope Born of Suffering, Perseverance, Character
Filed under: Unseen
Tags: Compassion-Justice, Local Church, Pacific Northwest, Youth
By Amy Rapada
SAMMAMISH, WA (January 19, 2011) – It was a brief, unforgettable moment.…
Telephone: You Never Know Who’s On the Other End
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, ECCAK, Leadership
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, (January 18, 2011) – The morning was moving fast and he was running late. Curtis Ivanoff had just finished feeding his children cream of wheat cereal and was heading out the door.…
New Book: Develop the Ability to Spiritually ‘Jump’
CHICAGO, IL (January 18, 2011) – Efrem Smith and several other Evangelical Covenant Church ministers sat together in the hotel lobby during a Midwinter Pastors Conference and swapped stories that might be used as sermon closers. Darrell Griffin, the pastor …
Church Leaders Respond to ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Newsmakers
CHICAGO, IL (January 17, 2011) – Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) President Gary Walter today affirmed this past weekend’s action by Christian Churches Together in issuing a historic response to the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” penned by the late Dr. Martin …