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Briefs: Prime Real Estate, Fireworks, and Great Camps

Post a Comment » Written on August 15th, 2011     
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EDINA, MN (August 15, 2011) – Developers keep calling the Edina Covenant Church trying to persuade the congregation to sell their property, but so far, the answer has always been “no.”…



Worship Choir – A Place Where Everyone Can Join In

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LOVELAND, CO (August 15, 2011) – Editor’s note: closing ministries in a church can be difficult – re-launching them can be difficult as well. Jessica Perez, worship arts director at Crossroads Church, an Evangelical Covenant Church in Loveland, Colorado, …



Pilot Hispanic Training Program Well Received

Post a Comment » Written on August 12th, 2011     
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CHICAGO, IL (August 12, 2011) – North Park University recently served as the host site to celebrate a groundbreaking CBCIPE (Colegio Biblico CIPE) program that trains Hispanic young people through a School of Leadership and Discipleship. …



Briefs: Old Building Burned, Haiti Volunteers Needed

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SALEM, SD (August 12, 2011) – The Salem Volunteer Fire Department conducted a controlled burn of the former Evangelical Covenant Church building early Sunday morning.…



North Park Joins Others in President’s Challenge

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WASHINGTON, DC (August 10, 2011) – Leaders from North Park University joined representatives of other higher education institutions and representatives of the Obama administration August 3 for the kickoff of the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge.…



Registration Open for Two-Day Anti-Trafficking Conference

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STRATHMORE, ALBERTA (August 8, 2011) – Hope Community Covenant Church will host a two-day conference on human trafficking and exploitation August 27-28. The church is partnering with International Justice Mission.…



Briefs: Cardinal George to Lecture, Youth Help Following Fire

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CHICAGO, IL (August 8, 2011) – Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago, will present the 11th Annual Kermit Zarley Lecture at North Park University on October 11.…



Hamming for Camera Paves Way to MTV Gig

Post a Comment » Written on August 5th, 2011     
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FRIDLEY, MN (August 5, 2011) – Lenay Dunn filmed a multitudinous number of goofy videos with her friends starting in middle school. Ted Olsen and his wife, Kim, noticed more than the silliness.…



Pilgrim Pines Seeks Development Director

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SWANZEY, NH (August 5, 2011) – Pilgrim Pines Conference Center is seeking candidates for the position of development director. The camp is a year-round ministry of the East Coast Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church, providing a Christian environment for …



Alaska Native Encourages Others to Pursue Dream

6 comments Written on August 4th, 2011     
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SOLDOTNA, AK (August 4, 2011) – Rae Fancher grew up in the impoverished rural Alaskan villages of Bethel and Unalakleet, where she bore a lot of the responsibility to care for her younger brothers and sister. The teenager was bitter …



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