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NPU Homecoming to Honor Distinguished Alumni

Post a Comment » Written on August 5th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (August 5, 2010) – The former North Park University students who will be honored as Distinguished Alumni by the school during its Homecoming 2010 celebration serve ministries that assist impoverished people internationally.…



Immigrant’s Nightmare Creates Opening for Church to Help

Post a Comment » Written on August 4th, 2010     
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 4, 2010) – Shamsho Abdi, a Somalian immigrant who knows little English, needed a new house where she could live with her severely disabled 15-year-old son.…



Covenant Seeks Director for Advancement Candidates

Post a Comment » Written on August 3rd, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (August 3, 2010) – The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) is establishing a new donor advancement office to better relate to, support, and engage individuals in their vision for financially investing in God’s work around the world through the …



Origins Event Photos

Post a Comment » Written on August 3rd, 2010     
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LOS ANGELES, CA (August 3, 2010) – More than 1,500 individuals participated in “The Banquet on The Row,” a special event where homeless individuals were the guests of honor. Following are additional moments from that event captured by the camera.…



Skid Row Homeless Special Guests at Banquet

Post a Comment » Written on August 3rd, 2010     
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LOS ANGELES, CA (August 3, 2010) – Evangelical Covenant churches partnered with the Fred Jordan Mission to help kick off the first Origins event with “The Banquet on The Row,” at which the homeless were the invited guests.…



South Korean Fatal Crash Tops July’s Most-Read List

Post a Comment » Written on August 3rd, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (August 3, 2010) – The most-read Covenant News Service story in July focused on the death of Kenny Ye, associate pastor of Highrock Covenant Church, and the serious injuries suffered by congregation member Gary Parrett.…



Covenant Offices to Relocate in Mid-September

Post a Comment » Written on August 2nd, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (August 2, 2010) – Offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church will relocate to the Covenant’s new administrative home near O’Hare International Airport in mid-September, with a decommissioning service planned for the current building located adjacent to the Swedish …



Decommissioning Service August 30 for ‘5101’

Post a Comment » Written on August 2nd, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (August 2, 2010) – A decommissioning service will be conducted at offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church on August 30, bringing to a close 63 years of shared mission operating out of the facility affectionately known to Covenanters …



NPU Tries Out New Exchange Program in China

Post a Comment » Written on July 31st, 2010     
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The purpose of Navigate is to help established churches find their way to becoming healthy and missional in a post modern, post Christian world.  This is accomplished by the Holy Spirit empowering congregations as they walk the Congregational Vitality Pathway



New Covenant iPhone App Now Available – Free!

Post a Comment » Written on July 30th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (July 30, 2010) – A new Covenant iPhone application is now available free through the Apple iTunes Store that allows users to check the daily Covenant Newswire online news report and locate Covenant churches throughout North America using …