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Opening Doors – and Hearts – to Special Needs Families

Post a Comment » Written on January 19th, 2011     
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By Stan Friedman

CHICAGO, IL (January 19, 2011) – Many of the parents who attend the Jonathan’s Kids ministry at Glen Ellyn Covenant Church had stopped attending churches elsewhere or didn’t even try because the barriers were too high for …



Call-In Cafés to Focus on Special Needs

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CHICAGO, IL (January 19, 2011) – Amy Rapada, a member of the Covenant Disabilities Resource Committee, will facilitate Call-in Cafés in January and February that will discuss issues concerning ministry to people with special needs and their families.…



Telephone: You Never Know Who’s On the Other End

Post a Comment » Written on January 18th, 2011     
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By Don Meyer

CHICAGO, (January 18, 2011) – The morning was moving fast and he was running late. Curtis Ivanoff had just finished feeding his children cream of wheat cereal and was heading out the door.…



New Book: Develop the Ability to Spiritually ‘Jump’

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CHICAGO, IL (January 18, 2011) – Efrem Smith and several other Evangelical Covenant Church ministers sat together in the hotel lobby during a Midwinter Pastors Conference and swapped stories that might be used as sermon closers. Darrell Griffin, the pastor …



Church Leaders Respond to ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’

Post a Comment » Written on January 17th, 2011     
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CHICAGO, IL (January 17, 2011) – Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) President Gary Walter today affirmed this past weekend’s action by Christian Churches Together in issuing a historic response to the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” penned by the late Dr. Martin …



Swanson-Draheim Recommended to Lead Midwest Conference

Post a Comment » Written on January 15th, 2011     
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CHICAGO, IL (January 15, 2011) – Tammy K. Swanson-Draheim has been recommended to replace Ken Carlson as superintendent of the Midwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) when Carlson retires this year.…



Readers Share Their Thoughts

Post a Comment » Written on January 14th, 2011     
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By Don Meyer

CHICAGO, IL (January 14, 2011) – Hardly a week goes by that we do not receive a few comments from readers on stories published as part of the Covenant online news report.…



Memorial Service January 29 for E. Lincoln Pearson

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BATAVIA, IL (January 14, 2011) – A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, January 29, for retired Evangelical Covenant Church minister E. Lincoln Pearson, 93, who died January 8.…



Curtis Ivanoff Recommended to Lead Alaska Region

1 Comment » Written on January 13th, 2011     
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CHICAGO, (January 13, 2011) – Curtis P. Ivanoff has been recommended to replace Rodney Sawyer as regional field director of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Alaska (ECCAK) when Sawyer retires this year.…



Healthy Spirituality Theme of Westerdahl Lectures

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CHICAGO, IL (January 13, 2011) – The 2011 Westerdahl lectures at North Park Theological Seminary will feature Peter Scazzero, best-selling author and founder and senior pastor of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York City, a multi-racial, international congregation.…