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Readers Share Their Thoughts

Post a Comment » Written on May 11th, 2010     
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By Don Meyer

CHICAGO, IL (May 11, 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.…



Kernels of Hope Seeks Additional ‘Virtual Farmers’

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NORQUAY, SK (May 10, 2010) – “Virtual farmers” are being sought for the 2010 Kernels of Hope project to help people in Sudan develop sustainable agriculture.…



Congregation Packs 150,000 Meals for Starving Children

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI (May 10, 2010) – More than 650 people from Thornapple Evangelical Covenant Church packed 150,000 meals to benefit hungry people in the Philippines on Sunday, May 2.…



Thai Church President, Wife Escape Injury in Bus Accident

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Superintendent: Jim Fretheim
Associate superintendent: Mark Stromberg
Organized: 1884
Number of churches: 137

Institution:

Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bible camps:

Adventurous Christians/Covenant Wilderness Center, Grand Marais, Minnesota
Bluewater Covenant Bible Camp, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Covenant Park Bible



Grounded Flight, Train to Paris – Great Way to Explore the Covenant

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LINDSBORG, KS (May 7, 2010) – Bob and Carolyn Easley experienced their own version of the film “European Vacation” when their recent flight from Belgium to the United States was canceled due to volcanic ash that grounded planes throughout Europe.…



Charitable Gift Annuities – Creating a ‘Win-Win’ Situation

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CHICAGO, IL (May 6, 2010) – A wide range of ministries throughout the Evangelical Covenant Church have received more than $19.6 million from gift annuities to help further their mission since 1978.…



Civility: A Reflection of Our Christian Witness

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CHICAGO, IL (May 6, 2010) – The May issue of The Covenant Companion explores the church’s call to embody unity.…



Change in Emphasis Credited for Increased Participation

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CHICAGO, IL (May 6, 2010) – The Central and Northwest Conference Women Ministries experienced dramatic increases in attendance during their annual meetings this year because they radically changed the formats and moved the dates, leaders say.…



Conference Meetings Shifting to Celebration Themes

The African American Minister’s Association (AAMA) is leading the denomination in an effort to bring clean water to the more than one billion people in the world that do not have access to clean water. Your donation will help reduce …



Blessing Others Key Theme at Great Lakes Meeting

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By Cathy Norman Peterson

OREGON, OH (May 5, 2010) – “Do you know how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?” Tana Schiewer asked delegates to the Great Lakes Conference Annual Meeting on Friday night.…