CHICAGO, IL (January 15, 2011) – Tammy K. Swanson-Draheim has been recommended to replace Ken Carlson as superintendent of the Midwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) when Carlson retires this year.…
Swanson-Draheim Recommended to Lead Midwest Conference
Filed under: Announcement, News
Tags: Leadership, Midwest
Readers Share Their Thoughts
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (January 14, 2011) – 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.…
Memorial Service January 29 for E. Lincoln Pearson
BATAVIA, IL (January 14, 2011) – A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, January 29, for retired Evangelical Covenant Church minister E. Lincoln Pearson, 93, who died January 8.…
Curtis Ivanoff Recommended to Lead Alaska Region
CHICAGO, (January 13, 2011) – Curtis P. Ivanoff has been recommended to replace Rodney Sawyer as regional field director of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Alaska (ECCAK) when Sawyer retires this year.…
Healthy Spirituality Theme of Westerdahl Lectures
CHICAGO, IL (January 13, 2011) – The 2011 Westerdahl lectures at North Park Theological Seminary will feature Peter Scazzero, best-selling author and founder and senior pastor of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York City, a multi-racial, international congregation.…
Medical Volunteers Needed for Haiti Mission Trip
Filed under: News
Tags: Development-Relief, Haiti Disaster, Health Care
PORTLAND, OR (January 13, 2011) – Medical Teams International is seeking medical professionals who also attend Evangelical Covenant churches to join them on a mission trip to Haiti April 28 to May 6.…
Haiti Recovery: Small Groups Making a Difference
Filed under: News
Tags: Canada, Haiti Disaster, Health Care
HAUTE LIMBE, HAITI (January 12, 2011) – Editor’s note: Janelle Peterson is a member of Faith Covenant Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is doing mission work in Haut Limbe, Haiti. Following is her update on the work there.…
Break the Chains Giving Passes $500,000 Mark
Filed under: News
Tags: Compassion-Justice, Women Ministries
CHICAGO, IL (January 12, 2011) – Giving to the Break the Chains initiative, sponsored by the Department of Women Ministries of the Evangelical Covenant Church, has passed the half-million-dollar mark since inception of the program in 2008.…
South Sudan Covenant Leader Optimistic About Election
MALAKAL, SUDAN (January 11, 2010) – Members of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Sudan (ECCS) danced and sang joyous hymns during worship services Sunday as they prepared to vote in the historic election that could lead to independence for South …
North Park University Student Receives Fulbright Scholarship
CHICAGO, IL (January 11, 2011) – Junior Aaron Nilson has received a prestigious Fulbright scholarship, North Park University announced Friday.…