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‘Mile Markers’ Offers Tips for Working with Adolescents

by covwebster – Feb 18, 2010

TULSA, OK (February 18, 2010) – Denise McKinney remembers traveling as a child in the backseat of the car as her family drove through the vast expanses of the West on vacation. She learned that getting a positive answer to her question, “Are we there yet?” could take quite some time. She watched as one mile marker after another appeared and disappeared from view.

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Mission Events Highlight God’s Work around the Globe

by covwebster – Feb 18, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (February 18, 2010) – Paying attention to how God already is at work among people missionaries are trying to reach was a major focus of two recent events sponsored by the Department of World Mission.

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Concert to Benefit Uninsured at Detroit Medical Center

by covwebster – Feb 17, 2010

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI (February 17, 2010) – Covenant Community Care, a low-cost medical center in Southeast Detroit, will kick off its Covenant Cares for 10,000 Campaign at 7 p.m. Saturday with a benefit concert at Faith Covenant Church.

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Observer Encouraged by Spirit of Haiti Quake Survivors

by covwebster – Feb 16, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (February 16, 2010) – Ministry partners who are meeting the needs of Haitian survivors amid the devastation left by the January 12 earthquake are inspiring Jeff Anderson, superintendent of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada (ECCC).

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Vacant Factory Creates Opportunity for Renewed Hope

by covwebster – Feb 16, 2010

JAMESTOWN, NY (February 16, 2010) – What do you do with an old factory and a community whose poor and disadvantaged residents need multiple services? In the case of Jamestown, an ecumenical outreach center was the answer.

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Funeral Services Today for Aaron Markuson

by covwebster – Feb 15, 2010

SEATTLE, WA (February 15, 2010) – Two funeral services will be conducted today for retired Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor and Executive Secretary Emeritus of Christian Education Aaron Markuson, 99, who died Friday.

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Surprised Worshipers Find They Are Part of Wedding

by covwebster – Feb 15, 2010

TAVARES, FL (February 15, 2010) – Those attending the worship service at Bridges Covenant Church on Valentine’s Day were surprised to find themselves at a wedding.

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Covenant Donations to Haiti Relief Top $600,000 Mark

by covwebster – Feb 12, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (February 12, 2010) – One month after an earthquake destroyed Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and surrounding areas, Covenant World Relief has received more than $600,000 in donations, Director David Husby said today.

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