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Medical Volunteers Needed for Haiti Mission Trip

Post a Comment » Written on January 13th, 2011     
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PORTLAND, OR (January 13, 2011) – Medical Teams International is seeking medical professionals who also attend Evangelical Covenant churches to join them on a mission trip to Haiti April 28 to May 6.…



Haiti Recovery: Small Groups Making a Difference

Post a Comment » Written on January 12th, 2011     
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HAUTE LIMBE, HAITI (January 12, 2011) – Editor’s note: Janelle Peterson is a member of Faith Covenant Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is doing mission work in Haut Limbe, Haiti. Following is her update on the work there.…



Break the Chains Giving Passes $500,000 Mark

Post a Comment » Written on January 12th, 2011     
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CHICAGO, IL (January 12, 2011) – Giving to the Break the Chains initiative, sponsored by the Department of Women Ministries of the Evangelical Covenant Church, has passed the half-million-dollar mark since inception of the program in 2008.…



South Sudan Covenant Leader Optimistic About Election

Post a Comment » Written on January 11th, 2011     
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MALAKAL, SUDAN (January 11, 2010) – Members of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Sudan (ECCS) danced and sang joyous hymns during worship services Sunday as they prepared to vote in the historic election that could lead to independence for South …



North Park University Student Receives Fulbright Scholarship

Post a Comment » Written on January 11th, 2011     
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CHICAGO, IL (January 11, 2011) – Junior Aaron Nilson has received a prestigious Fulbright scholarship, North Park University announced Friday.…



Tucson Congregation Responds to Shooting Tragedy

Post a Comment » Written on January 11th, 2011     
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By Stan Friedman

TUCSON, AZ (February 10, 2011) – Members of Grace Community Covenant Church honored Associate Pastor Jed Hollenbach, who was concluding his ministry there, during a morning worship service Sunday that included four baptisms and commissioning of a …



Covenant Teams Continue to Provide Care in Haiti

Post a Comment » Written on January 10th, 2011     
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (January 10, 2011) – A Medical Teams International group made up of Covenanters from around the United States and sponsored by Covenant World Relief (CWR) arrived here Sunday to provide care until their return January 23.…



Services Pending for E. Lincoln Pearson

Post a Comment » Written on January 10th, 2011     
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BATAVIA, IL (January 10, 2011) – Services are pending for retired Evangelical Covenant Church minister E. Lincoln Pearson, 93, who died Saturday.…



Relentless Rains, but Farmers Raise Record Funds for Aid in Sudan

Post a Comment » Written on January 7th, 2011     
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NORQUAY, SK (January 7, 2011) – Despite long stretches of inclement weather that reduced crop yields in 2010, farmers in the Kernels for Hope project raised a record amount of money to fund sustainable development for their counterparts in Africa.…



Significant Vote in South Sudan, Impact on Covenanters

Post a Comment » Written on January 7th, 2011     
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By Stan Friedman

CHICAGO, IL (January 7, 2011) – Sunday’s referendum in South Sudan to determine whether the semi-autonomous region will separate from Sudan and become its own country could have profound impacts on members of the Evangelical Covenant Church …



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