Posts Tagged ‘Compassion-Justice’

Article Features Outreach Work of HEAL Africa

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

GOMA, DR CONGO (February 7, 2011) – A recent article in The Economist magazine about the epidemic of rape in this country includes insights provided by a lawyer for HEAL Africa, an organization in eastern Congo …

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Effort Seeks to Raise Income for Congo Farmers

Post a Comment » Written on February 3rd, 2011     
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CHICAGO, IL (February 3, 2011) – The region of the Democratic Republic of Congo served by the Congo Covenant Church is the poorest in the country, according to a survey commissioned by the Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP).

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Perkins: ‘We Need a New Style of Church’

1 Comment » Written on February 1st, 2011     
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By Don Meyer

ROSEMONT, IL (February 1, 2011) – It was a call to the Church – a call for a new style of Church that will come together in a new way to carry the whole gospel to the …

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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

Post a Comment » Written on January 31st, 2011     
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CHICAGO, IL (January 31, 2011) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) is responding to the recent flooding in Sri Lanka through World Relief International and the local partner Alliance Development Trust.

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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 …

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Call-In Cafés to Focus on Special Needs

Post a Comment » Written on January 19th, 2011     
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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.

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Hope Born of Suffering, Perseverance, Character

Post a Comment » Written on January 19th, 2011     
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By Amy Rapada

SAMMAMISH, WA (January 19, 2011) – It was a brief, unforgettable moment.

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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.

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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 …

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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.

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