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Differing Languages No Barrier to Worship

Post a Comment » Written on April 19th, 2011     
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CREST HILL, IL (April 19, 2011) – It was like Pentecost on Palm Sunday when three congregations of different languages met for worship at Good Shepherd Covenant Church on Sunday afternoon.

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News Received of Paul Bjorklund’s Death

5 comments Written on April 13th, 2011     
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MERCER ISLAND (April 13, 2011) – Retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Paul Bjorklund, 94, died March 23.

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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

Post a Comment » Written on April 12th, 2011     
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CHICAGO, IL (April 12, 2011) – Dulcie Gannett was the longest-serving chaplain at Swedish Covenant Hospital and had ministered to thousands of patients until she died suddenly last November.

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New Space Allows Ministry to Continue Growing

2 comments Written on April 1st, 2011     
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CARPENTERSVILLE, IL (April 1, 2011) – First-time attenders to Iglesia del Pacto Evangelico Renacer kept leaving before the service was over. “They wouldn’t stay because it was too crowded,” recalls member Rosa Barron.

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Chicagoland Churches to Join in Unity Service

1 Comment » Written on March 29th, 2011     
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ORLAND PARK, IL (March 29, 2011) – Evangelical Covenant churches from the south and west regions of Chicagoland will gather for a combined Seven Last Words of Christ service that will feature brief sermons by female pastors and church members.…

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Central Conference Registration Deadline Nears

Post a Comment » Written on March 28th, 2011     
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CHICAGO, IL (March 28, 2011) – The early registration deadline for the 125th Central Conference Annual Meeting is April 4.

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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

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CHICAGO, IL (March 18, 2011) – Swedish Covenant Hospital has the highest rate of new mothers who breastfeed than any other hospital in the Chicago area, according to a report released by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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Memorial Service Planned for Pastor Dan Dungan

5 comments Written on March 9th, 2011     
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AUBURN, WA (March 9, 2011) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Dan Dungan, 66, will be conducted at 2 p.m. March 19 at Midway Community Covenant Church in Des Moines, Washington.

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Nelson Recovering Nicely Following Transplant

7 comments Written on March 7th, 2011     
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CHICAGO, IL (March 7, 2011) – Less than three weeks after receiving a kidney transplant, avoiding work is one of the most difficult aspects of Jerome Nelson’s recovery, says the superintendent of the Central Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church.…

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Memorial Service Conducted for Jon Collins

1 Comment » Written on February 28th, 2011     
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SHOREVIEW, MN (February 28, 2011) – A memorial service was conducted Friday for former Evangelical Covenant Church minister Jon Collins, 60, who died last Tuesday.

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