SLOAN, IA (April 1, 2011) – Trent Baker nearly died on November 8, 2008, when a van carrying six members of his high school wrestling team collided head on with another vehicle. He suffered 16 fractures in his right leg, …
Posts Tagged ‘Midwest’
India Rehab Center for Freed Sex Slaves Dedicated
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Written on March 15th, 2011
Filed under: News
Tags: Asia, Compassion-Justice, ECC Offices, Evangelism-Outreach, Midwest, Women Ministries
Filed under: News
Tags: Asia, Compassion-Justice, ECC Offices, Evangelism-Outreach, Midwest, Women Ministries
PUNE, INDIA (March 15, 2011) – A new rehabilitation center for women rescued from the sex slave trade was dedicated earlier this month, a project made possible through funding from the Break the Chains initiative in partnership with the Hindustani …
Disaster Draws Two Churches into Lasting Friendship
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Written on March 14th, 2011
Filed under: News
Tags: Development-Relief, Midsouth, Midwest
Filed under: News
Tags: Development-Relief, Midsouth, Midwest
STROMSBURG, NE (March 14, 2011) – Thirty-four members of Iglesia Evangelica Missionera del Pacto Church in La Villa, Texas, which was devastated by Hurricane Dolly in 2009, traveled here to spend a weekend celebrating the bonds formed between that congregation …
Pastor, Wife Beginning Rehab Phase of Recovery
By Stan Friedman
DENVER, CO (March 8, 2011) – A Westmoore Community Covenant Church pastor and his wife are beginning physical therapy and will be transferred soon to a rehabilitation facility as they continue their recovery from near-fatal injuries suffered …
Hundreds Gather for Prayer Service for Family
By Stan Friedman
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (February 23, 2011) – Five hundred people gathered Tuesday night at Westmoore Community Covenant Church to pray for one of their pastors and his family, who were injured when a tractor-trailer rig slammed into …
Covenant Pastor, Wife Seriously Injured in Head-On Crash
DURANGO, CO (February 22, 2011) – Rodney Beavers, executive pastor of Westmoore Community Covenant Church in Oklahoma City, and his wife, Cindy, are hospitalized in critical condition after a semi-tractor truck slammed head on into their vehicle Monday night, reports …
Swanson-Draheim Recommended to Lead Midwest Conference
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Written on January 15th, 2011
Filed under: Announcement, News
Tags: Leadership, Midwest
Filed under: Announcement, News
Tags: Leadership, Midwest
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.
Funeral Service Saturday for Duane Aschenbrenner
OMAHA, NE (November 24, 2010) – A funeral service will be conducted Saturday for Duane L. Aschenbrenner, a member of First Covenant Church who for several years served as parliamentarian for Annual Meetings of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) with …
Memorial Service Wednesday for Dorothy Olson
WESTMINSTER, CO (November 1, 2010) – A memorial service for Dorothy (Nord) Olson, 85, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Tower Building at the Covenant Village of Colorado. The retired Evangelical Covenant Church missionary to Congo died …
Growing Pumpkins a Lot Like Planting Churches
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Written on October 29th, 2010
Filed under: News
Tags: Local Church, Midwest, Planting-Vitality
Filed under: News
Tags: Local Church, Midwest, Planting-Vitality
By Stan Friedman
CARROLL, IA (October 29, 2010) – Jeff Grote hopes the church he is planting will grow as much as the pumpkins he has cultivated. You can tell he has big dreams – he was disappointed that his …
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