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Memorial Service Conducted for Anice (Miller) Shepson
TURLOCK, CA (March 17, 2010) – A memorial service for Anice L. (Miller) Shepson, 94, was conducted March 13 at Covenant Village of Turlock.The widow of Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor William...
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Haiti: Transition from Relief to Rehab Under Way
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (March 17, 2010) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) partners in Haiti are beginning to transition their work from relief to rehabilitation and development while continuing to...
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Falling Tree Damages Pilgrim Pines Chapel
SWANZEY, NH (March 17, 2010) - High winds sent a tree crashing on top of the Strand Chapel at the Pilgrim Pines Conference Center on Saturday night.No one was injured, but some damage was done to the...
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Memorial Service Saturday for Carol McNaughton
CROMWELL, CT (March 16, 2010) – A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hilltop Covenant Church for Carol (Conklin) McNaughton, 75, wife of Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor...
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Advancing the Mission Key Focus for Executive Board
CHICAGO, IL (March 15, 2010) – Describing this year as a “decisive turn to the future,” Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) President Gary Walter outlined a number of current and future...
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Haiti Relief Passes $1 Million, Chile Fund Created
CHICAGO, IL (March 15, 2010) – The Haiti Relief Fund of the Evangelical Covenant Church has passed the $1 million mark, Executive Board members learned during their meeting this past weekend...
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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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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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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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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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