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Space Remains for Next Week’s Sankofa Journey

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CHICAGO, IL (July 27, 2011) – Space remains available for the Sankofa journey scheduled for August 4-7.…



Deportation Rips Apart Family Engaged in Ministry

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By Stan Friedman

TURLOCK, CA (July 27, 2011) – Members of Turlock Covenant Church, almost entirely an Anglo congregation, had gathered for worship last November 7 when the photograph of Maria Isobel Chaparro was illuminated on the screen at …



Power Flowing Again from Zulu Hydroelectric Plant

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ZULU FALLS, CONGO (July 26, 2011) – Electricity is flowing once again from the recently renovated Zulu hydroelectric dam that supplies power to the 130-bed Karawa hospital and related facilities operated by the Congo Covenant Church (CEUM).…



Funeral Service Saturday for M. Randolph Thompson

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CALUMET PARK, IL (July 26, 2011) – A funeral service for M. Randolph Thompson, 55, senior pastor of Community Covenant Church, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.…



From Homeless to Hopeful – Life Now Back on Track

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GRAYSLAKE, IL (July 25, 2011) – As a teenager, Teresa Williams was forced to care for her younger siblings because of their parents’ alcoholism and mental illness. Her plans to attend college fell by the wayside. …



Political Leaders Urged to Protect the Poor

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LOS ANGELES, CA (July 25, 2011) – Three Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) ministers participated in Bread for the World’s press conference last week in Los Angeles calling on political leaders to form a “Circle of Protection” around the poor.…



Youth Groups Prep New Dining Room for Homeless

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NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 22, 2011) – Homeless and low-income residents here will soon have a nicer place to eat on Saturday nights thanks in large part to two youth groups from across the country who assisted New York Covenant …



Crisis Fund to Aid “Worst Humanitarian Crisis” Victims

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CHICAGO, IL (July 21, 2011) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) has set up a special crisis fund to provide assistance for the most vulnerable people in the Horn of Africa, which is experiencing its worst drought in …



Funeral Service Conducted for Sandra Mosby

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BRONX, NY (July 21, 2011) – A funeral service for Sandra (Smalls) Mosby, widow of Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Jerry Mosby, was conducted Tuesday evening at Fellowship Covenant Church. She died July 14.…



Churches Hold Combined Anti-Trafficking Worship Service

2 comments Written on July 21st, 2011     
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By Stan Friedman

ROCKFORD, IL (July 21, 2011) – Two Evangelical Covenant Church congregations worshiped together Sunday morning as part of a day they set aside to focus on the issue of human trafficking.…



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