CHICAGO, IL (June 23, 2011) – Preparations are nearing completion for the Feast celebration that begins with the opening worship service Saturday evening at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado.
Covenant Office Employees Compete in Bike-to-Work Challenge
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (June 22, 2011) – Employees biking to work at the central offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church hope their participation in a “bike commuter challenge” will earn them the honor of being one of the …
CWR-Habitat Building New Homes in Haiti
Filed under: News
Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, Haiti Disaster
LEOGANE, HAITI (June 22, 2011) – Covenant World Relief and Habitat for Humanity have entered into an agreement that will fund new houses here for families of this city left homeless by the devastating earthquake in January 2010.
Readers Share Their Thoughts
CHICAGO, IL (June 21, 2011) – Every week we receive comments from readers on stories published as part of the Covenant online news report.
Camper Donations to Support Sports Camp in Russia
Filed under: News
Tags: Camps, Mission, Pacific Southwest, Youth
By Stan Friedman
BLUE JAY, CA (June 21, 2011) – For 19 years, students attending each of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) camps during the summer have donated funds to an international camping project, but this year will be extra …
Pentecost – Perfect Opportunity to Reflect the Kingdom
Filed under: News
Tags: Evangelism-Outreach, Pacific Northwest
By Don Meyer
KENT, WA (June 20, 2011) – “When the day of Pentecost came . . . all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” Acts …
News Briefs: Church Fire, Student Honored, Romanian Relief
Filed under: News
Tags: Compassion-Justice, East Coast, Great Lakes, Pacific Northwest, Youth
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (June 20, 2011) – A fire last Tuesday caused $600,000 in damage to a church building that at one time served as home to Mission Covenant Church.
NPU Professor Developing PhD Program in India
Filed under: News
Tags: Educational Institutions, North Park
By Stan Friedman
ALLAHABAD, INDIA, (June 17, 2011) – Boaz Johnson, a North Park University professor of biblical and theological studies, is helping establish what he hopes will be the pre-eminent Christian Studies PhD program in his native India.
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Book on India Reformer Garners Praise
CHICAGO, IL (June 17, 2011) – India’s journalistic equivalent of the New York Times book review section praises a new collection of 15 essays edited by North Park University professor Boaz Johnson about Pandita Ramabai, an Indian Christian and social …
Conference Explores Asian American Ministry
Filed under: Ministry Idea, News
Tags: Evangelism-Outreach, Local Church, Pacific Northwest
SEATTLE, WA (June 17, 2011) – Several Evangelical Covenant Church ministers and educators were among the main presenters and discussion leaders this week at Seattle Pacific Seminary’s (SPU) inaugural conference on Asian American Ministry.