IRON RIVER, MICHIGAN (January 17, 2012) – The new website for Covenant Point Bible Camp went live today and will give readers greater opportunities to interact as well as provide more information.
Sung Leaving Director of Church Planting Position
CHICAGO, IL (January 17, 2012) – Peter Sung has resigned his position as director of church planting for the Evangelical Covenant Church and will officially complete his duties March 31, it has been announced.
Covenant Offices Closed for King Observance
CHICAGO, IL (January 16, 2012) – Offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church will be closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Memorial Service Pending for June Bjorklund
NORTHBROOK, IL (January 13, 2012) – A memorial service is pending for June (Tournell) Bjorklund, 90, who died Thursday. She was the widow of Clifford Bjorklund, whose ministry included serving as Secretary of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Links: Your Guide to Online Conversations
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (January 13, 2012) – Editor’s note: Many Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos that Covenant News Service believes may be of interest to others. Following is a sample of those submissions …
Ohio Covenant Church Launching New Name
POWELL, OH (January 13, 2012) – Sawmill Covenant Church will launch its new name, Gateway Community Church, on January 22.
Accessibility Grants Available for Chicago-Area Churches
Filed under: News
Tags: Central, Compassion-Justice, Local Church
CHICAGO, IL (January 11, 2012) – The Retirement Research Foundation has announced its 2012 Accessible Faith Grant Program that provides funding to assist houses of worship in the Chicago area to make accessibility improvements to their facilities.
Repurposing Discarded Materials – and Lives
By Stan Friedman
SUMMERFIELD, NC (January 11, 2012) – A ministry cofounded by the pastor and a layperson from Mount Bethel Covenant Church repurposes furniture so that lives might be renewed.
Ministries Assisting Alabama Tornado Victims
Filed under: News
Tags: Compassion-Justice, Southeast
By Stan Friedman
PRATT CITY, AL (January 10, 2012) – A four-way partnership involving three Evangelical Covenant Church ministries and a longstanding nonprofit organization is helping more than 150 families that were victims of last April’s devastating tornadoes to reclaim …
Memorial Service Saturday for L. Daniel Ericson
PLANTATION, FL (January 10, 2011) – A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor and missionary L. Daniel Ericson, 89, who died last Saturday.