CHICAGO, IL (June 7, 2010) – North Park University art professor Tim Lowly never expected to again see his painting “Carry the Body” after it was heisted from the wall of a local art gallery in 1991.…
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Approaching Winter Refocuses Chile Relief Efforts
Filed under: News
Tags: Development-Relief, ECC Offices, Latin America, Mission
TOME, CHILE (June 7, 2010) – As Chile’s damp and very cold winter sets in, local Evangelical Covenant churches are refocusing their relief and reconstruction work to help survivors of the deadly earthquakes and tsunami that killed hundreds of people …
New Tractors to Enhance Farming in Congo
GEMENA, CONGO (June 4, 2010) – In a country where machetes often are the only tools available to farmers, three tractors donated by the Congo government to the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM) will greatly improve the ability of people …
New Pastoral Care Director at Swedish Covenant Hospital
Filed under: Announcement, News
Tags: Health Care, Leadership
CHICAGO, IL (June 4, 2010) – José LaLuz has assumed the position of director of the Pastoral Care Department at Swedish Covenant Hospital, it was announced today.…
Offering of Letters to End Hunger Set for Annual Meeting
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Tags: Annual Meeting 2010, Compassion-Justice, Development-Relief, Mission
ST. PAUL, MN (June 4, 2010) – Those attending the 125th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church will have an opportunity to participate in an Offering of Letters to express support for a call to end world hunger.…
Congo Tractor Photos
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Tags: Africa, Development-Relief, Mission
GEMENA, CONGO (June 4, 2010) – Three tractors donated by the Congo government will make a huge difference for farmers and their ability to not only grow crops for their own use, but for selling at market as well. Following …
Story, Heart Tug Prompt Help for Freed Indian Slaves
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Tags: Asia, Compassion-Justice, Local Church, Midwest
OMAHA, NE (June 3, 2010) – A group of freed Indian slaves, who face eviction from land on which they have been living, soon may have a place to go thanks to the generosity of people responding to an email …
‘Day in the Park’ – Another Way to Touch Lives
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Tags: Evangelism-Outreach, Local Church, Pacific Southwest
OAKLAND, CA (June 3, 2010) – A homeless man who has occasionally attended Convergence, a fairly new Evangelical Covenant Church, was the one who broached an idea that ultimately led to 500 people participating in the congregation’s “A Day …
Convergence Photos
OAKLAND, CA (June 3, 2010) – Following are additional photos from this year’s Day in the Park event sponsored by Convergence church. Photos are courtesy of Jeffrey Chou.…
Edgebrook Youth to Assist Disaster Relief in Guatemala
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Tags: Central, Development-Relief, Latin America, Local Church, Youth
EDGEBROOK, IL (June 2, 2010) – A mission team comprised of teenagers from Edgebrook Covenant Church can expect to do disaster relief work when they arrive in Guatemala next month.…