CHICAGO, IL (April 20, 2010) – For 125 years, Covenanters have been following Jesus together. This year as we celebrate 125 years of denominational life, The Covenant Companion is publishing a series of reader reflections on topics of Covenant identity.…
News
Volcanic Action Delays Covenanters’ Return to States
Filed under: News
Tags: ECC Offices, Educational Institutions, Europe, Leadership, Mission
BARCELONA, SPAIN (April 20, 2010) – Evangelical Covenant Church leaders who traveled to Europe for an International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches (IFFEC) meeting last week either never arrived or now cannot get home due to volcano ash that has …
Banquet Celebrates 50 Years of KICY Broadcast Ministry
NOME, AK (April 20, 2010) – Fifty years to the day that KICY radio broadcast its first signal, more than 400 people attended a banquet Saturday celebrating the ministry’s outreach to Alaska and the Russian Far East.…
NPU, Alaska Christian College Develop Credit Transfer Plan
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Tags: ECCAK, Educational Institutions
SOLDATNA, AK (April 19, 2010) – An agreement between North Park University and Alaska Christian College (ACC) has given students from the Alaskan Bush the opportunity to attend the Chicago school.…
Readers Share Their Thoughts
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (April 9, 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.…
‘Healing’ Art Show Opens Today at Swedish Covenant Hospital
By Allison Beck
CHICAGO, IL (April 16, 2010) – In her first month as a hospital chaplain, Kari Lindholm-Johnson witnessed a family grieving the death of their infant. The tragic loss affected her deeply, and Lindholm-Johnson began to struggle with …
Swearing-In Using an iPhone Bible? Almost.
WELLINGTON, FL (April 16, 2010) – New Village Council member Anne Gerwig laughs about the photo spreading across “Twitter verse” that shows her taking the oath of office while placing her left hand on an phone running the popular YouVersion …
Hindustani Church Reaching Out to Rescue Prostitutes
Filed under: News
Tags: Asia, Development-Relief, Mission
PUNE, INDIA (April 15, 2010) – The Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) invited 60 prostitutes for lunch in a yard in front of its national offices. The women arrived on rickshaws paid for by the church.…
Two North Park Students Receive Fulbright Awards
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Tags: Educational Institutions, Newsmakers
Hindustani CC Projects Impact the Poor Photos
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Tags: Asia, Development-Relief, Mission
PUNE, INDIA (April 15, 2010) – The Hindustani Covenant Church are helping to transform the lives of former slaves and others in need. The church invited roughly 60 prostitutes to lunch at its national offices. In Melghat, the church provided …
