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PCP Program Connects Congo Farmers to Large Markets
LOKO, CONGO (March 12, 2010) – The first office for the new Farmers to Markets program sponsored by the Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) has opened and space has been found for a second office,...
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Covenant Affirmations Workshop Part of Triennial XIII
CHICAGO, IL (March 12, 2010) - Evangelical Covenant Church President Gary Walter will be just the second male presenter to lead a workshop as part of a Department of Women Ministries triennial event...
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Revival, Not Calm, Followed This Texas Storm
LA VILLA, TX (March 11, 2010) – As members of Evangelical Covenant churches focus on helping the survivors of recent disasters, much work remains to be done to help the denomination’s...
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Men of Hillcrest Develop ‘Moving’ Ministry
DEKALB, IL (March 11, 2010) – Doing a favor has led to a new ministry by the men at Hillcrest Covenant Church.Mark Cordes, the leader of the men’s group at the church, also serves on the...
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Missionaries Returning to Congo: Familiar Territory, New Role
CHICAGO, IL (March 10, 2010) - Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries are returning to work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but they are not going back in the pioneering role they once played...
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Haiti Disaster Relief Fund Tops $900,000 Mark
CHICAGO, IL (March 4, 2010) – The Covenant World Relief (CWR) disaster relief fund for Haiti has received more than $900,000 in contributions following an earthquake just seven weeks ago that...
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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines
EDMOND, OK (March 10, 2010) – International Christian Fellowship, a church of roughly 300 people in Nairobi, Kenya, became the 100th church to join the Lifechurch.tv Network, Pastor Craig...
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Some Church Wireless Systems Affected by FCC Change
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 10, 2010) – A recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will require that churches and other organizations stop using wireless microphones in the 700...
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Memorial Service March 26 for Roy E. Olson
CHICAGO, IL (March 9, 2010) – A memorial service will be conducted on March 26 for retired Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Roy E. Olson, 86, who died Monday.The service will take place at 4 p...
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Women Conclude Triennial Conference in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (March 9, 2010) – Countering domestic violence and helping its victims was the main focus of CDIPE Triennial XIII, a gathering of women from across Covenant churches in...
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Glitch in Newswire Delivery Corrected
CHICAGO, IL (March 9, 2010) – A technical glitch, which briefly interrupted delivery of the daily Newswire emails to subscribers over the past few days, has been corrected, Covenant News Service...
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Quake Victims Reach Out to Others in Nearby Town
DICHATO, CHILE (March 8, 2010) – Although many of their own homes have been heavily damaged or destroyed, members of the Covenant Church of Chile in Tomé are helping their neighbors 10...
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Spiritual Direction Gaining Momentum in Covenant
CHICAGO, IL (March 8, 2010) – Spiritual director networks that are being formed in several conferences of the Evangelical Covenant Church are providing new opportunities for Covenant pastors and...
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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines
WALNUT CREEK, CA (March 5, 2010) – Outreach Magazine has named Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Mae Cannon’s book, Social Justice Handbook: Small Steps for a Better World, as a Resource...
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Out-of-Towners Adopt Baby and a Covenant family
ORLAND PARK, IL (March 4, 2010) – When Hope Covenant Church’s Assistant Pastor Ryan Cooper and his wife, Sunni, traveled from Illinois to Beaumont, Texas, last month to pick up their newly...
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Developments in Chile Closely Watched
CHICAGO, IL (March 4, 2010) – Covenant Merge Ministries staff member Alejandra Ibarra and her family survived the 8.8-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that destroyed much of...
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U.S. Ministry Approaches Don’t Work Just Anywhere
MERCER ISLAND, WA (March 3, 2010) – Ken Lottis had plenty of experience ministering to college students in the United States and was confident his approach would be as effective in doing the same...
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Haiti, Super Bowl Among February’s Top Stories
CHICAGO, IL (March 3, 2010) – Stories related to the Super Bowl and Haiti were among the most-read news stories on the Evangelical Covenant Church website in February.To read the stories that...
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Some Chilean Covenant Church Leaders Reported Safe
CHICAGO, IL (March 2, 2010) – Three Covenant Church of Chile (CCC) leaders and their immediate families are reported to be safe following Saturday’s earthquake that killed more than 700...
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Eyewitness Account: ‘Most Terrifying Minute of My Life’
RANCAGUA, CHILE (March 2, 2010) – “It was the most terrifying minute of my life,” said Evangelical Covenant Church minister Henoch Fuentes, who was awakened when an earthquake and...
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