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Demand for New Jesus Booklet Is Brisk

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CHICAGO, IL (March 28, 2012) – Additional copies of the newly released booklet Jesus and the Great Story of God that was introduced during this year’s Midwinter Conference are now available for online ordering through Covenant Bookstore.…



Atlanta Congregation Puts Faith into Practice

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ATLANTA, GA (March 28, 2012) – The nearest full-service grocery store is several miles away. The only green space in the neighborhood is called Mother Mattie’s Garden, a narrow, quarter-acre lot in the middle of a blighted community.…



Broken Lives Find New Hope in Communion Wafers

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By Stan Friedman

PUNE, INDIA (March 27, 2012) – The wafers that Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) pastors break when their congregations celebrate communion were most likely made by women whose lives were once broken when they were forced into sexual …



Memorial Service Planned for Howard H. Carlstrom

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NORTHBROOK, IL (March 26, 2012) – A memorial service will be conducted in April for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Howard H. Carlstrom, 88, who died Saturday at Covenant Village of Northbrook where he had lived for 13 years.…



Medical Supplies Container Arrives in Congo

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KARAWA, DR CONGO (March 26, 2012) – A commercial-size 20-foot steel container filled with medical supplies and other items recently arrived here, a gift of the Department of Women Ministries of the Evangelical Covenant Church.…



Links: What Covenanters Are Talking About Online

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By Stan Friedman

CHICAGO, IL (March 23, 2012) – Many Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos with one another that Covenant News Service believes may be of interest to others. Following is a sample of those …



World Water Day: You Can Make a Difference

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CHICAGO, IL (March 22, 2012) – Did you know that more people today own a cell phone than have access to clean water?…



Briefs: Justice Summit, At-Risk Youth Fundraiser

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Justice Summit and Reload Chicago

CHICAGO, IL (March 22, 2012) – Talks by the main speakers at the North Park Justice Summit and Reload Chicago will be webcast live later this week.…



Memorial Service Planned for Pembroke Taylor

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BATAVIA, IL (March 21, 2012) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Pembroke Taylor, 83, will be held at Batavia Covenant Church at 11 a.m. March 31. Taylor died March 13.…



CHET Announces New Dean/Faculty Leader

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COMPTON, CA (March 21, 2012) – Centro Hispano de Estudios Teologicos (CHET) has hired Manuel Valencia, an Evangelical Covenant Church pastor, to serve part-time as the new dean/faculty leader.…



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