MENOMONIE, WI (May 28, 2012) – Ribbon-cutting for a new half-mile prayer trail at Cedarbrook Church will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 10, at the church located at N6714 – 470th Street in Menomonie.
Generosity, Stewardship Resolution to be Presented
Filed under: News
Tags: Annual Meeting 2012, Finance, Stewardship
CHICAGO, IL (May 25, 2012) – The Christian Action Commission (CAC) will present a new draft of a resolution on generosity and stewardship during the 127th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church in June.
Canada Covenant Conducts First Multi-Site Meeting
EDMONTON, AB (May 25, 2012) – For the first time in the history of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada (ECCC), its annual meeting was conducted concurrently in two locations, joined together by technology.
Covenant Offices Closed on Monday
CHICAGO, IL (May 25, 2012) – Offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church will be closed Monday, May 28, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
Briefs: Disabilities Grant; ‘Cool Church’ Label
Covenant Community Care Receives $500,000 Grant
DETROIT, MI (May 24, 2012) – A new $500,000 federal grant will enable Covenant Community Care to improve access at its Michigan Avenue facility for people with disabilities and families with small children. The …
Bombing Disrupts School in South Sudan
BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN (May 24, 2012) – Eighty percent of the students at Good Hope Academy, which was built with funds donated at CHIC 2006, still have not returned to the school since a Sudan Armed Forces just missed hitting …
Memorial Service Saturday for Roger W. Wiganosky
MOUNT VERNON, WA (May 23, 2012) – A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, May 26, for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Roger W. Wiganosky who died May 13 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon.
Food Insecurity Increasing in Rural Areas
By Stan Friedman
DOWAGIAC, MICHIGAN (May 22, 2012) – Rob Lowe, co-pastor of Federated Covenant Church, is not surprised at the results of a study that found food insecurity in rural areas is as great or greater than in …
Memorial Service Saturday for C. LaVerne Erickson
Filed under: News, Obituary
Tags: Central, East Coast, Great Lakes, Midwest, Pacific Southwest
NORTHBROOK, IL (May 22, 2012) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor C. LaVerne Erickson, 101, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Covenant Village of Northbrook. He died Friday, May 18.
Bylaw Changes Address Seminary Leader Title
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Tags: Annual Meeting 2012, Educational Institutions
CHICAGO, IL (May 21, 2012) – A number of amendments to the Evangelical Covenant Church bylaws will be presented to delegates attending the 127th Annual Meeting June 21-24 in Irvine, California.