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South Bay Celebration Photos

Post a Comment » Written on November 29th, 2010     
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FREMONT, CA (November 29, 2010) – It was a festive occasion as members and friends of South Bay Community Church gathered to celebrate not only the church’s 25th anniversary, but 25 years of ministry of the church’s founding senior pastor …



Services Pending for Dulcie Gannett

Post a Comment » Written on November 29th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (November 29, 2010) – Services are pending for Evangelical Covenant Church minister Dulcie Gannett, 62, who died Wednesday.…



Congregation Succeeds at Keeping Secret from Pastor

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FREMONT, CA (November 29, 2010) – Stan Long, the founding pastor of South Bay Community Church, learned just how good his congregation is at keeping secrets from him.…



Online Photo Gallery to Focus on Advent Season

Post a Comment » Written on November 26th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (November 26, 2010) – Covenant News Service, which is part of the Department of Communication of the Evangelical Covenant church, invited a group of photographers from across the denomination to submit photos that will be displayed in a …



Heavy Rains Flooding Large Areas in Colombia

Post a Comment » Written on November 25th, 2010     
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (November 25, 2010) – A national disaster has been declared throughout major portions of Colombia in the midst of devastating rain that is described as the worst in at least 30 years.…



Funeral Service Saturday for Duane Aschenbrenner

Post a Comment » Written on November 24th, 2010     
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OMAHA, NE (November 24, 2010) – A funeral service will be conducted Saturday for Duane L. Aschenbrenner, a member of First Covenant Church who for several years served as parliamentarian for Annual Meetings of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) with …



Give the Gift of ‘Care’ This Christmas Season

Post a Comment » Written on November 24th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (November 24, 2010) – Just in time for the Christmas season, a new on-line catalog provides opportunities to improve the lives of poor people around the world and demonstrate that the Covenant family truly cares.…



Covenant Offices Closed for Thanksgiving

Post a Comment » Written on November 24th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (November 24, 2010) – Offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal hours will resume on Monday.…



Mission Trip: Getting Out Tough – Getting In Tougher

Post a Comment » Written on November 23rd, 2010     
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By Stan Friedman

CAP HAITIAN, HAITI (November 23, 2010) – Editor’s note: Covenant News Service published a story last Thursday about two Covenanters who barely made it out of Haiti on what would be the last flight for several days



Covenant Team Praises Resilient Haitian Spirit

Post a Comment » Written on November 23rd, 2010     
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HAUT-LIMBE (November 23, 2010) – The cholera outbreak in Haiti is “horrific,” says Rachael Jarman, a physician assistant who returned Saturday after working at a clinic there.…