City Honors Pastor for Civic Contributions
BROOKLYN PARK, MN (October 31, 2011) – The Mayor’s Good Citizen Award was presented last week to Steve Larson, pastor of Redeemer Covenant Church, during the City Council meeting.…
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Briefs: Pastor Honored, Art and Illness Explored
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Written on October 31st, 2011
Filed under: News
Tags: Central, Compassion-Justice, Northwest, Pacific Southwest
Filed under: News
Tags: Central, Compassion-Justice, Northwest, Pacific Southwest
‘Run for Doug’ Honors Memory of Covenant Pastor
OMAHA, NE (October 31, 2011) – Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Doug Ferguson went to the doctor last October because he had been unable to keep his food down. An endoscopy showed he had stage four gastric cancer. …
Churches Seek to Assist Undocumented Immigrants
CHICAGO, IL (October 29, 2011) – Resurrection Covenant Church has declared itself an “Immigrant Welcoming Congregation.”…
50-Mile Run Raises $10,000 for Cromwell Home
By Stan Friedman
CROMWELL, CT (October 28, 2011) – Jim Hite stopped just short of the finish line that marked the end of his 50-mile run to benefit Children’s Home of Cromwell. He hadn’t so much as walked all …
Flooding Forces Abundant Life Center to Close
BANGKOK, THAILAND (October 28, 2011) – Abundant Life Center has been closed temporarily in anticipation of possible flooding from waters that have ravaged other parts of the city, says Byron Amundsen, director of administration and finance for the Department of …
Vitality Process Draws Congregants Closer Together
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (October 27, 2011) – No one conceived of the changes that would happen to the worship services at First Covenant Church in Rockford, Illinois, when the congregation began its journey through the denomination’s vitality process…
Pharmacy Squabble Could Affect Some Covenanters
CHICAGO, IL (October 27, 2011) – Unless last-minute negotiations produce a different outcome, effective January 1, Walgreen pharmacies will no longer be part of the Express Scripts network that covers all Bethany Benefit Service medical enrollees, which include Evangelical Covenant …
Funeral Services Conducted for Hazel L. Dokken
GOLDEN VALLEY, MN (October 27, 2011) – A memorial service was conducted Monday for Hazel L. Dokken, 94, who died October 18. She was the widow of retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Justin Dokken. …
Canada Covenant Assisting Haiti Clinic
By Stan Friedman
HAUTE LIMBE, HAITI (October 26, 2011) – The Ebenezer Clinic, which is partially supported by the Covenant Church of Canada, is treating a rapidly increasing number of cholera patients, reflecting a national trend as the disease …
Briefs: Advocacy for Homeless, Abuse Victims
New Harvest to Participate in ‘Tent City’
OREGON, OHIO (October 26, 2011) – New Harvest Christian Church, a Covenant congregation, is collecting white athletic socks to help the homeless. The church will participate this weekend in a “Tent City” …
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