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Carpenter’s Place – Where Lives Can Be Rebuilt

by covwebster – May 25, 2010

ROCKFORD, IL (May 25, 2010) – Allan and Cathy Barsema purchased a run-down building in a rough section of town and rehabilitated it so he could house his construction company offices there. They never imagined that someday the building would become Carpenter’s Place, where the lives of homeless people could be rebuilt.

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Nashville: Flood Did Not Wash Away City’s Faith

by covwebster – May 25, 2010

NASHVILLE, TN (May 25, 2010) – The forecast called for a typical wet spring Tennessee weekend. Overcast, with some thunderstorms and maybe an inch or so of rain.

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Thai AIDS Victims Find New Life, Hope

by covwebster – May 25, 2010

SONGKHLA, THAILAND (May 25, 2010) – Just three years ago, a man we will call “W” was suffering from full-blown AIDS. He bought his coffin and waited for death.

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Youth Nexus Material Available for Free Download

by covwebster – May 24, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (May 24, 2010) – Intersect, a new in-depth curriculum based on the successful Youth Nexus high school leadership project at North Park Theological Seminary, is now available for free download.

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Six Women to Bike Five Days to Attend Triennial XIII

by covwebster – May 24, 2010

ALLISON PARK, PA (May 24, 2010) – Nearly all of the women attending Triennial XIII in Washington, D.C., plan to travel by planes, trains, and automobiles for the July gathering, but one group from Stoneridge Covenant Church will be bicycling for five days.

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Vision, Little Blue Bucket Move Hearts to Give

by covwebster – May 21, 2010

HUTCHINSON, MN (May 21, 2010) – The headlines about Haiti have left the front pages of newspapers, but six-year-old Jonah Niemeyer hasn’t forgotten the children there.

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Memorial Service Conducted for Arlene Johnson

by covwebster – May 21, 2010

ROCKFORD, IL (May 21, 2010) – A memorial service was conducted today at First Evangelical Covenant Church of Rockford for Arlene (Anderson Strand) Johnson, a retired missionary to Alaska. Strand, 85, died May 17.

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Covenant Companion Receives Top Awards

by covwebster – May 20, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (May 20, 2010) – The Covenant Companion’s focus on immigration in the March 2009 issue earned the publication an Award of Excellence (first place) from the Associated Church Press (ACP) in the “In-Depth Coverage: Magazine” category.

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