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Violence in Mexico Prompts World Mission Adjustment

Post a Comment » Written on June 16th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (June 16, 2010) – Escalating violence related to drug wars in the northern region of Mexico has led the Department of World Mission to scale back its work in that part of the country.…



Doing the Impossible Keeps Gymnast Flipping Out

Post a Comment » Written on June 15th, 2010     
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PAXTON, IL (June 15, 2010) – “I love being in the air,” says 14-year-old Garret Waterstradt. “It’s fun to do all the crazy stuff people think is impossible.”…



Sessions to Focus on Covenant – Past and Future

Post a Comment » Written on June 15th, 2010     
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ST. PAUL, MN (June 15, 2010) – What is this movement we call the Evangelical Covenant Church? And in what ways do the Covenant’s founding principles influence and shape our future?…



World Cup Flavor Permeates Worship Atmosphere

Post a Comment » Written on June 14th, 2010     
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DOWNEY, CA (June 14, 2010) – Members of El Encino Covenant worshiped God on Sunday, but they also had the chance to declare loyalties to their favorite teams playing in the World Cup.…



Midwest Conference Changes 2011 Annual Meeting Date

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OMAHA, NE (June 14, 2010) – The Midwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church has rescheduled next year’s 125th Annual Meeting to April 15-16, 2011.…



Sale of Building Sparks Transformation and New Life

Post a Comment » Written on June 11th, 2010     
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By Stan Friedman

SAN JOSE, CA (June 11, 2010) – Pastor Kevin Budd is known for his dry wit, but he chokes up as he describes how lives of people from around the world – and in his own congregation …



From Renter to Landowner – Big Transition for Church

Post a Comment » Written on June 10th, 2010     
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SARNIA, ONTARIO (June 10, 2010) – Transitioning from a congregation that met for nearly a decade in rented space to being a church that now has its own building is an ongoing process as the congregation considers new ways of …



News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

Post a Comment » Written on June 9th, 2010     
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CHICAGO, IL (June 9, 2010) – Preaching Magazine recently named The Company of the Preachers: A History of Biblical Preaching from the Old Testament to the Modern Era, written by retired Evangelical Covenant Church minister David Larsen, as one …



Event Simulates Trauma of Refugees Forced from Homes

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ST. PAUL, MN (June 9, 2010) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) works with partners throughout the world to care for refugees who have been traumatized by the ravages of war and persecution.…



Readers Share Their Thoughts

Post a Comment » Written on June 8th, 2010     
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By Don Meyer

CHICAGO, IL (June 8, 2010) – 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.…