BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (November 9, 2012) – Recent workshops and retreats for women who attend the Evangelical Covenant Church of Colombia are indications that the denomination is intent on preventing domestic violence and healing its victims, says Mary Lou Sander, Evangelical …
Colombia Church Addressing Domestic Violence Issues
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Latin America, Women Ministries
Silverhill Celebrates 110 Years of Faithful Ministry
SILVERHILL, AL (November 9, 2012) – Individuals attending the dinner honoring the 110th anniversary of the Silverhill Covenant Church on Sunday paid nearly as much for their ticket as the entire congregation spent to paint the original building.
Storm Sandy Ravages Crops in Haiti
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, Haiti Disaster
FOND-DES-BLANC, HAITI (November 8, 2012) – Before Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast of the United States, it hammered parts of the Caribbean, including Haiti, where it wiped out an estimated 70 percent of the nation’s agriculture, including a …
Services Pending for John Withem
WOODLAND, CA (November 8, 2012) – Services are pending for John Withem, 58, senior pastor of Bayside Woodland Covenant Church, who died Sunday following a lengthy battle with cancer.
Relief Fund Matching Grant Offer Announced
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, East Coast
CROMWELL, CT (November 8, 2012) – The East Coast Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church will match contributions by conference churches and members to its hurricane relief fund up to a total of $25,000.
Hindustani Church Supports Sandy Storm Victims
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Tags: Asia, Compassion-Justice, Development-Relief
CHICAGO, IL (November 7, 2012) – The Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) has contributed $3,000 for Covenant World Relief (CWR) to assist survivors of Hurricane Sandy in New York City.
Funeral Service Planned for Robert Kronberg
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Tags: Central, Midwest, Northwest, Pacific Southwest
OMAHA, NE (November 7, 2012) – A funeral service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Robert Kronberg will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. next Tuesday, November 13, at Swedeburg Covenant Church in Swedeburg, Nebraska. He died last Sunday.
Covenanters Rally to Support Storm Victims
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, East Coast, Great Lakes
By Stan Friedman
BRONX, NY (November 6, 2012) – Several vehicles, including a U-Haul truck carrying relief supplies from churches in the Great Lakes Conference (GLC) of the Evangelical Covenant Church, arrived at the Kingsbridge Armory on Monday to help …
Election Day Communion Services Planned
CHICAGO, IL (November 5, 2012) – God is king, and his people are called to unity regardless of who wins the presidential election, say Evangelical Covenant Church pastors whose congregations are celebrating Election Day Communion services.
CWR, Conference Partner to Help Storm Victims
CHICAGO, IL (November 2, 2012) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) and the East Coast Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church will work together to provide relief to survivors of Hurricane Sandy, it was announced today.