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Lucco Accepts ECC Ministry Development Position

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CHICAGO, IL (November 14, 2011) – Richard Lucco, superintendent of the Great Lakes Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), has been appointed executive director for ministry development, it was announced today by ECC President Gary Walter.…



Memorial Service on Tuesday for Norman Dwight

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TURLOCK, CA (November 11, 2011) – A memorial service for retired missionary Norman Dwight, 86, will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15  at Hilmar Covenant Church.…



Seminary Plans for Changing Future

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CHICAGO, IL (November 11, 2011) – Broad-based assessment and program development activities have begun at North Park Theological Seminary in recent months as the school addresses a changing educational climate and continues its search for a new dean.…



Service Scheduled for Slain Covenanter

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MANTECA, CA (November 11, 2011) – A memorial service for Covenanter Katy McGehee will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Community Church here.…



Alaskan Villages Holding on through Epic Storm

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SHAKTOOLIK, AK (November 10, 2011) – Slush has helped to stave off heavy damage in this small village as an “epic storm” slammed into much of western Alaska in recent days, the mayor told Anchorage TV station KTUU on Wednesday.…



Services Pending for Missionary Norman Dwight

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TURLOCK, CA (November 10, 2011) – Services are pending for retired Covenant missionary Norman Dwight, 86, who died yesterday. He was a resident of Covenant Village in Turlock, California.…



Alaskan Villages Brace for “Superstorm”

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By Stan Friedman

NOME, AK (November 9, 2011) – Several towns and villages with Evangelical Covenant churches are in the path of what the National Weather Service is calling the “Bering Sea Superstorm” and one of the worst on record …



Covenanters Praise Midwinter Lineup of Speakers

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CHICAGO, IL (November 9, 2011) – More than 1,000 Covenant ministers are expected to attend the 2012 Midwinter Conference at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, which will run January 30 to February 3.…



Expanding the Gospel Beyond Who’s In and Who’s Out

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By Stan Friedman

CHICAGO, IL (November 8, 2011) – In his latest book, The King Jesus Gospel, Scot McKnight contends that evangelicals have reduced the gospel to a “plan of salvation” that is human-centric rather than Christocentric. The result has …



NPU Soccer to Compete in National Tournament

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CHICAGO, IL (November 7, 2011) – The North Park University men’s soccer team will take on Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Division III national tournament. While the time of match has …