DAKAR, SENEGAL (July 18, 2012) – Missionary Dan Mulay learned that deep diving fisherman of a coastal tribe south of here were suffering high mortality rates after they had received a gift of older scuba equipment. The deaths were due …
Posts Tagged ‘Mission’
Gospel Hope: ‘It Changes Everything’
By Don Meyer
IRVINE, CA (June 21, 2012) – The flags of 40 countries ringing the auditorium of the Hyatt Regency provided a constant reminder throughout the evening of a world desperately in need of hope that only the gospel …
Memorial Service Thursday for Edwin D. Noren
Filed under: News, Obituary
Tags: Africa, Central, Great Lakes, Midwest, Mission
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (June 18, 2012) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor and missionary Edwin D. Noren will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Covenant Church. Noren, 88, died Sunday.
CWR Helps Rebuild Storm-Ravaged Thai Village
Filed under: News
Tags: Asia, Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, Mission
NAM KHE, THAILAND (June 12, 2012) – Construction materials will be moved into this village, which was devastated by a violent May 7 storm, just as soon as heavy rains cease and roads dry enough to permit trucks to make …
Nam Khe Photo Gallery
Filed under: Unseen
Tags: Asia, Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, Mission
Briefs: Rebuilding Homes, Swedish Merger, Sankofa
Covenant World Relief Sends Disaster Relief to Thailand
NAM KHE, THAILAND (June 1, 2012) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) is responding with assistance to help rebuild homes in the village where powerful storms during this monsoon have ripped the roofs …
Covenant Kids Congo Webcast on May 25
CHICAGO, IL (May 18, 2012) – An interactive forum on Covenant Kids Congo (CKC) powered by World Vision will be webcast at 1:30 p.m. central time on May 25 on the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) website.
Funeral Service Saturday for George Welch
Filed under: News, Obituary
Tags: Great Lakes, Midwest, Mission, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest
NORTHBROOK, IL (May 10, 2012) – A funeral service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church missionary and pastor George Welch, 100, will be conducted in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday. He died Monday at Brandel Care Center in Northbrook, Illinois.
Memorial Service Conducted for Wesley Morris
Filed under: News, Obituary
Tags: Canada, Central, Mission, Northwest
CALGARY, AB (May 7, 2012) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Wesley Morris, 86, was conducted Saturday at Foothills Alliance Church. He died April 29.
New Staff Join Covenant Kids Congo Project
Filed under: News
Tags: Africa, Children, Compassion-Justice, Mission
CHICAGO, IL (May 1, 2012) – Two individuals have recently joined the team of Covenant Kids Congo powered by World Vision as the new initiative continues to finalize plans for a formal launch this fall.