OMSK, RUSSIA (October 12, 2012) – Leonid Regheta, an Evangelical Covenant Church missionary, says a homeless couple are his new “spiritual heroes.”
Chamber Singers, Choir to Perform
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Tags: Educational Institutions, North Park
CHICAGO, IL (October 12, 2012) – The North Park University Chamber Singers and University Choir will perform in three Illinois communities, lead a workshop for high school students, and sing during the Illinois American Choral Directors Association convention later this …
Crafty Graffiti Artists Tag Covenant Village of Cromwell
CROMWELL, CT (October 11, 2012) – A group of residents at Covenant Village of Cromwell vandalized parts of the retirement community earlier this month when they yarn-bombed it.
A Block Party Celebrating Unusual Neighbors
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Tags: Newsmakers, Pacific Southwest, Youth
PHOENIX, AZ (October 11, 2012) – Hall of Fame rock star Alice Cooper stood on the stage at the grand opening block party of his Solid Rock Foundation’s teen center on Saturday and invited the crowd of more than 2,000 …
Spanish Curriculum with International Impact Now Offered in English
CHICAGO, IL (October 9, 2012) – A comprehensive Bible study curriculum, newly released by the Evangelical Covenant Church, is based on materials written in Spanish by Margie Swenson, co-director of missionary personnel and former missionary for Covenant World Mission, and …
Marathon Finish Line Staffed by NPU Student Trainers
CHICAGO, IL (October 9, 2012) – It was 4:30 a.m. and 40 degrees when North Park University students with the school’s Athletic Training Educational Program (ATEP) took the Brown Line train to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon …
Briefs: Leadership Conferences, AVA Training Session
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Tags: Canada, Leadership, Newsmakers, Northwest, Pacific Southwest, Women Ministries
NWC Sponsoring Two Leadership Conferences
FOREST LAKE, MN (October 8, 2012) – The Northwest Conference has two major leadership events scheduled in Minnesota in October and November.
Numerous Events Focus On Domestic Violence
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Women Ministries
ESCALON, CA (October 5, 2012) – A week after Pam Mendez gave her life to Christ in January 2006, she had surgery to remove a baseball-size tumor from her brain.
One Gift Can Change a Family’s Life
CHICAGO, IL (October 5, 2012) – Khiyan Jai-Ping, an elderly woman living in the mountain village of Huay Khaap, was left to fend for her and her husband after their children moved to the city to find work. The couple …
‘Homeless’ Event Raises Funds for Shelter
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Tags: Children, Compassion-Justice, Pacific Northwest, Women Ministries
By Stan Friedman
SHORELINE, WA (October 4, 2012) – Susan Talbot remembers the pain and struggles of her family living in a camper mounted on the back of an old pickup when she was 16 years old in the 1970s.…