CHICAGO, IL (November 26, 2012) – Our eyes and ears had barely recovered from the onslaught of political advertisements before being overwhelmed with promotions for almost unbelievable Black Friday and Cyber Monday post-Thanksgiving sales.
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Covenant Offices Closed for Thanksgiving
CHICAGO, IL (November 22, 2012) – Offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church are closed today and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving.
Outreach to Storm Victims a Powerful Witness
Filed under: News
Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, East Coast, Great Lakes
By Stan Friedman
NEW YORK, NY (November 21, 2012) – Ecumenical relief work led in part by Evangelical Covenant Church ministers continues providing essential assistance to survivors of Hurricane Sandy.
Transforming Power of Love, Acceptance, Forgiveness
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Tags: East Coast, Evangelism-Outreach
KEENE, NH (November 21, 2012) – When Carl Babbitt Jr. was released from prison in 2000 after serving 11 years of a 15-year sentence for manslaughter, he vowed to never return. Three years later, he was back in jail. He …
Wedding Gown Gift – One Way to ‘Pay It Forward’
NEW YORK, NY (November 20, 2012) – Alissa Walter, daughter of Evangelical Covenant Church President Gary Walter, gave away her wedding dress Monday on NBC’s TODAY Show to a woman who could not otherwise have afforded one of her own.…
CWR Partner HEAL Africa Treating East Congo Victims
NEWS UPDATE – The city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo came under the control of a military rebel group this morning following a series of clashes and a particularly hard-fought battle in the center of the city. …
Memorial Service to Celebrate Ministry of Marie E. Rojas
PLANTATION, FL (November 20, 2012) – Retired Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Marie Elizabeth (Cottrell) Rojas, 92, will be remembered during the quarterly Memorial Service at Covenant Village of Florida on January 20.
A Biblical Perspective on Health and Healing
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Tags: Educational Institutions, Health Care
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (November 19, 2012) – The country continues to be embroiled in debates on how to provide access to health care, but in his new book, Healthy Human Life, James Bruckner, a professor of Old …
‘Navigate’ Helps Churches Adapt to Changing Times
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Tags: Local Church, Northwest, Planting-Vitality
By Cathy Norman Peterson
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 16, 2012) – When immigrant farmers started Bethlehem Covenant Church in Waverly, Nebraska, 130 years ago, they never envisioned the changes that would take place in their community in the ensuing decades.
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Storm Sandy May Force Daycare Center Closure
LAURENCE HARBOR, NJ (November 15, 2012) – Hurricane Sandy has forced Laurence Harbor Covenant Church to close its daycare since the storm struck and threatens the jobs of its employees as the congregation may have to close it permanently, Pastor …