Celebrating 125 Years of Covenant Retirement Communities

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CHICAGO, IL (November 4, 2011) – Residents of Covenant Retirement Communities (CRC) have celebrated the 125th year of the ministry by serving others in the same spirit as the Covenanters who established the Home of Mercy in 1886.…




Briefs: Workshop Registrations and Food Donations

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Final Day to Register for NWC Children’s Ministry Workshop

WILLMAR, MN (November 4, 2011) – Today is the last registration day for church groups planning to attend the workshop “Imagine: A Day for Those Serving Children and Families,” which will …




NP Vikings Advance to CCIW Finals

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CHICAGO, IL (November 3, 2011) – The North Park men’s soccer team earned a spot in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin tournament championship game with a 2-1 win over visiting Wheaton College in the semifinals Wednesday night.…




Covenant Minister’s Work with Students Recognized

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WEST PEABODY, MA (November 3, 2011) – Steve Cushing was bewildered during a recent worship service when his wife, Sharon, was called to the front of the sanctuary at West Peabody Community Covenant Church. Cushing, the chaplain at the New




Covenant AVA Advocate Murdered in Home

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MANTECA, CA (November 2, 2011) – A 26-year-old man has been charged with the Sunday slaying of his mother, Kathleen McGehee, a member of Stockton Covenant Church who also was a staunch advocate for victims of abuse.…




Community’s Loving Response Tops Most-Read List

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CHICAGO, IL (November 2, 2011) – A story about two families coming to grips and experiencing a gift of faith in the wake of an accident that seriously injured two teenagers in Sloan, Iowa, was the most-read online news story …




Covenanters Helping Others Weather the Storm

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CROMWELL, CT (November 2, 2011) – Covenanters whose homes still have power following an unseasonal blizzard that pelted much of the northeast were taking in people who were not as fortunate. …




Outreach Ministry Offers Words of Encouragement

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ANGELS CAMP, CA (October 31, 2011) – The First Responder team at Grace Hills Bible Church, an Evangelical Covenant Church congregation, is letting people in their community know someone is praying for them.…




Briefs: Pastor Honored, Art and Illness Explored

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City Honors Pastor for Civic Contributions

BROOKLYN PARK, MN (October 31, 2011) – The Mayor’s Good Citizen Award was presented last week to Steve Larson, pastor of Redeemer Covenant Church, during the City Council meeting.…




‘Run for Doug’ Honors Memory of Covenant Pastor

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OMAHA, NE (October 31, 2011) – Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Doug Ferguson went to the doctor last October because he had been unable to keep his food down. An endoscopy showed he had stage four gastric cancer. …