Warm Place in My Heart for Unalakleet

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UNALAKLEET, AK (April 5, 2012) – When I left Chicago to cover the 125th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Alaska, it was a record-setting 83 degrees at home.…




Alaska Anniversary Photo Gallery

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Funeral Service Saturday for Ernest Matson

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MARSHFIELD, WI (April 5, 2012) – A funeral service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church minister Ernest Matson, 83, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion United Methodist Church. He died Monday.…




Briefs: Anti-Violence March, Eggs for Easter

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Covenanters Join in March to Decry Violence

CHICAGO, IL (April 5, 2012) – Nearly 30 people from Resurrection Covenant Church joined in a four-mile Holy Week procession across the heart of the city to remember murdered youth and connect participants …




Minnesota Teens Challenged to ‘Be Different’

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 5, 2012) – Some 250 teenagers and youth workers from throughout the Northwest Conference who participated in M.O.V.E. 2012 this past weekend engaged in activities designed to give them a better understanding of how Christians can make …




North Park Justice Seminar Recordings Available

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CHICAGO, IL (April 4, 2012) – Audio recordings of workshops presented at the North Park Justice Summit and Chicago Reload conference are now available for purchase.…




‘Radical Generosity’ Tops March’s Most-Read List

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CHICAGO, IL (April 4, 2012) – A non-Covenant congregation’s decision to contribute $17,000 to Castle Oaks Covenant Church was the most-read Covenant News Service story in March.…




Gammelgard Accepts East Coast Conference Position

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CROMWELL, CT (April 3, 2012) – Kreig Gammelgard has accepted a call to serve as associate superintendent and director of congregational vitality for the East Coast Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church, it was announced today by superintendent Howard Burgoyne.…




Small Act of Grace Leads to Lifelong Friendship

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UNALAKLEET, AK (April 3, 2012) – It was a short letter really, written to an eight-year-old boy whose father had just died.…




Alaska Celebrates 125 Years of Ministry

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UNALAKLEET, AK (April 2, 2012) – This year’s annual meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Alaska celebrated the ministry that began 125 years ago in Unalakleet by a Swedish missionary.…