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.

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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.

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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‘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.

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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.…

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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.

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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.

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