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Live Webcast Planned for Decommissioning of Covenant Offices

CovChurch.org News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:06pm

CHICAGO, IL (August 27, 2010) – The decommissioning service for the building that houses the Evangelical Covenant Church offices at 5101 North Francisco Avenue will be webcast live on Monday...

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New CHET Facility Burglarized

CovChurch.org News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:06pm

COMPTON, CA (August 27, 2010) – Staff and volunteers of Centro Hispano de Estudios Teológicos (CHET) said a burglary of the school’s new facility only confirms the decision to move...

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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

CovChurch.org News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:06pm

SAN DIEGO, CA (August 27, 2010) – Construction has begun on a new roofed basketball court in San Juan Laguna, Guatemala, thanks in part to Covenanters who helped Richard Paff raise $26,000 on...

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Creating Multi-Sensory Worship for People with Alzheimer’s

CovChurch.org News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:06pm

ANAHEIM, CA (August 26, 2010) - A Covenant minister who is developing a worship program for people with Alzheimer's hopes churches and care facilities will begin to incorporate it into their ministries...

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New Space Meets More than Worship Needs

CovChurch.org News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 3:06pm

BOSTON, MA (September 1, 2010) – Members of Cornerstone Church of Boston know the $40,000 a year in rent they are paying for their new meeting space will go to a good cause. The Ben Franklin...

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CWR Seeks Two Physicians to Volunteer in Haiti

CovChurch.org News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 3:06pm

CHICAGO, IL (August 31, 2010) – Medical Teams International, longtime partner with Covenant World Relief, is looking for two physicians to accompany a team of eight nurses October 23-November 1...

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Working in Haiti after Photo-ops Have Waned

CovChurch.org News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 3:06pm

LES CAYES, HAITI (August 31, 2010) – Cindy Hoover, an Evangelical Covenant Church medical missionary serving for a month in Haiti, says she is awed by the resilience shown by the people of that...

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Fall Term at North Park Begins with More Students

CovChurch.org News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 3:06pm

CHICAGO, IL (August 31, 2010) – Classes for the 2010-2011 academic year began at North Park University on Monday with an increased number of incoming students over last year.Mark Olson, dean of...

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Covenant Offices Facility Officially Decommissioned

CovChurch.org News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 9:06am

CHICAGO, IL (August 30, 2010) – A partially cloudy sky did not dampen spirits as employees – present and past – and other guests gathered on the side lawn of the Covenant offices...

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CEUM-Sponsored University Graduates First Class of Students

CovChurch.org News - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 1:06pm

GEMENA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (August 30, 2010) – The first-ever commencement exercises for the Ubangi Protestant University (UPU) were held August 14. Eight students received Master of...

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New Dining Hall Planned for Pilgrim Pines Center

CovChurch.org News - Fri, 08/20/2010 - 1:05am

SWANZEY, NH (August 19, 2010) – Nearly 400 people watched a multi-generational team put shovels to dirt during groundbreaking ceremonies for the new dining hall at Camp Squanto on Sunday.The team...

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Michigan Covenanter’s Team Sets Paralympic World Record

CovChurch.org News - Fri, 08/20/2010 - 1:05am

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS (August 19, 2010) – Covenanter Elizabeth Stone was part of the U.S. 400-meter freestyle relay team that set a world record while capturing a gold medal at the International...

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Telephone Service Restored at Covenant Offices

CovChurch.org News - Fri, 08/20/2010 - 1:05am

CHICAGO, IL (August 19, 2010) – Telephone service at offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church has been restored following an earlier disruption caused by faulty transmission lines servicing the...

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CEUMA President Ordained in Bangui Ceremony

CovChurch.org News - Fri, 08/20/2010 - 1:05am

BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (August 17, 2010) – More than 1,200 people stood under overcast skies on a dirt soccer field to participate in the first ordination service of the fledgling...

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Memorial Service Conducted for Alice E. Stejskal

CovChurch.org News - Thu, 08/19/2010 - 1:05pm

PLANTATION, FL (August 17, 2010) - A memorial service was held Saturday for Alice Elizabeth Stejskal, 75, wife of Evangelical Covenant Church minister Arthur Stejskal. She died August 8.Stejskal was...

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Telephone Service Disrupted at Covenant Offices

CovChurch.org News - Thu, 08/19/2010 - 6:06am

CHICAGO, IL (August 18, 2010) – Telephones remain out of service at offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church due to a failure of outside transmission lines servicing the building.

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Convocation, Lund Lecture Dates Announced

CovChurch.org News - Thu, 08/19/2010 - 6:06am

CHICAGO, IL (August 16, 2010) – North Park Theological Seminary has announced the speakers and dates for the fall convocation and the Nils W. Lund Memorial Lectures.The speaker for the...

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Funeral Service for C. Oliver Carlson

CovChurch.org News - Sun, 08/15/2010 - 9:05am

RED WING, MN (August 14, 2010) – A funeral service for former Evangelical Covenant Church pastor C. Oliver Carlson, 89, was conducted at First Covenant Church on Wednesday. He died August 6...

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Rehab Center? Prison? Not Your Average Church

CovChurch.org News - Sun, 08/15/2010 - 9:05am

BRONX, NY (August 13, 2010) – Like an increasing number of congregations, The Promised Land Covenant Church is adding satellite campuses. Unlike most congregations, however, these satellites are...

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Former Addict Wants Kids to Get Second Chance

CovChurch.org News - Sun, 08/15/2010 - 9:05am

BRONX, NY (August 13, 2010) - A newspaper article from 1976 reported the arrest of a 28-year-old man who terrorized and robbed elderly adults after gaining access to their apartments. His wife often...

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