By Stan Friedman
GEMENA, DR CONGO (August 20, 2012) – Since beginning their work less than three months ago, volunteers already have registered 12,000 children for the Covenant Kids Congo powered by World Vision project.
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Taiwan Experience Gives New Meaning to ‘Retirement’
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Written on August 17th, 2012
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Tags: Central, Compassion-Justice, Mission
Filed under: News
Tags: Central, Compassion-Justice, Mission
NORTHBROOK, IL (August 17, 2012) – Numerous children in a school in Taiwan have been learning English, thanks in part to a program at Covenant Village of Northbrook that made it financially possible for resident Robert Poor to put his …
Congregation Experiences Growth Along Vitality Pathway
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 16, 2012) – Editor’s note: The following article appears in the summer issue of the e-publication Imprints produced by the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC).
Live Congo Broadcast Cancelled
CHICAGO, IL (August 15, 2012) – Plans to broadcast a live interview from the Democratic Republic of Congo later today had to be scrapped due to logistical incompatibilities in accessing an adequate Internet connection in Gemena.
News Briefs: Local Church Initiatives Making Headlines
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Written on August 14th, 2012
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Tags: Central, East Coast, Northwest
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Tags: Central, East Coast, Northwest
CHICAGO, IL (August 14, 2012) – Local Evangelical Covenant Church congregations capture the attention of their local news media from time as they serve their communities through a variety of ministries. Following are a few of the more recent examples.…
75th Anniversary Mission Celebration Under Way in Congo
By Stan Friedman
KARAWA, DR CONGO (August 13, 2012) – More than 8,700 Congolese men, women, and children gathered Sunday for nearly seven hours on an open field nicknamed “Times Square” to celebrate 75 years of Evangelical Covenant Church ministry …
CHET Offers Summer Courses for First Time
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Written on August 13th, 2012
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Tags: Educational Institutions, Pacific Southwest
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Tags: Educational Institutions, Pacific Southwest
By Don Meyer
COMPTON, CA (August 13, 2012) – Classes may adjourn for the summer months on many campuses around the country, but not so on the campus of CHET (Centro Hispano de Estudios Teologicos), where for the first time …
Middle East: Overcoming Hate with Love of Christ
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Written on August 10th, 2012
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (August 10, 2012) – Labib Madanat captivated worshipers at the 2012 Annual Meeting when he preached on pursuing peace in the Middle East. He told them that he was the coordinator of the Palestinian/Israeli Bible …
Frisbee Tourney Raises Funds for Cancer Patient
STILLMAN VALLEY, IL (August 9, 2012) – An Ultimate Frisbee tournament organized by North Park University sophomore Dan Raymond raised $2,300 on Saturday to benefit the family of his friend, Dave Acton, who is fighting cancer.
DeLoach Wins Olympic Bronze in Long Jump
LONDON, ENGLAND (August 9, 2012) – Covenanter Janay DeLoach garnered a bronze medal in the long jump on Wednesday by the narrowest of margins.
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