CHICAGO, IL (February 10, 2011) – Two new resources for Lent written by Evangelical Covenant Church ministers have been added to the Ministry Idea Exchange (MIX) resource page.
Tax Credit Available to Qualifying Churches
CHICAGO, IL (February 10, 2012) – A tax credit that returned more than $500,000 to Evangelical Covenant Church congregations last year is available again this year for qualifying congregations.
NYC Protests Story Tops January’s Most-Read List
CHICAGO, IL (February 9, 2012) – The arrests of Evangelical Covenant Church pastors and others who were protesting New York City’s plans to evict all churches meeting in public schools was the most-read Covenant News Service story in January.
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Briefs: Justice Summit, Fund-Raising Cook-off
Filed under: News
Tags: Central, Compassion-Justice, Midwest
North Park to Host Justice Summit and Chicago Reload
CHICAGO, IL (February 9, 2012) – North Park University will host Justice Summit and Chicago Reload on March 23-24. The event combines Chicago Reload, an annual event for urban youth workers, …
Funeral Services Monday for Irene Anderson
GOLDEN VALLEY, MN (February 8, 2012) – Funeral services will be conducted for former Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Irene (Johnson) Anderson, 88, at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Covenant Village of Golden Valley. She died last Friday.
Church Finds ‘To-Go’ Lunch a Great Outreach
PORTLAND, OR (February 7, 2012) – St. Johns Covenant Church had provided the Roosevelt High School girl’s basketball team with to-go meals for all of their away games, but they all sat together for a taco dinner to celebrate a …
How Cold Is It? Try 70 Below Zero
By Stan Friedman
SHAKTOOLIK, AK (February 7, 2012) – Bitter weather that shoved temperatures as low as 70 degrees below zero in this tiny community on Norton Sound for more than a month finally broke over the weekend with a …
New Evangelism, Justice Initiatives Announced
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Evangelism-Outreach, Midwinter 2012
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (February 6, 2012) – Two new Evangelical Covenant Church initiatives announced during the final service of the Midwinter Conference on Friday will expand evangelism and justice ministries.
The Call: Trust God to Do the Work
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (February 6, 2012) – Pathos and praise intermixed at the Midwinter Conference’s Thursday night worship service when attendees were moved to acknowledge the depth of suffering that strikes all people, to praise the Almighty who …
World Vision-Covenant Launch Historic Partnership
By Don Meyer
CHICAGO, IL (February 3, 2012) – A major partnership with World Vision that promises to dramatically impact the lives of people suffering the ravages of poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo was unveiled this morning during …