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Banquet Celebrates 50 Years of KICY Broadcast Ministry

by covwebster – Apr 20, 2010

NOME, AK (April 20, 2010) – Fifty years to the day that KICY radio broadcast its first signal, more than 400 people attended a banquet Saturday celebrating the ministry’s outreach to Alaska and the Russian Far East.

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NPU, Alaska Christian College Develop Credit Transfer Plan

by covwebster – Apr 19, 2010

SOLDATNA, AK (April 19, 2010) – An agreement between North Park University and Alaska Christian College (ACC) has given students from the Alaskan Bush the opportunity to attend the Chicago school.

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‘Healing’ Art Show Opens Today at Swedish Covenant Hospital

by covwebster – Apr 16, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 16, 2010) – In her first month as a hospital chaplain, Kari Lindholm-Johnson witnessed a family grieving the death of their infant. The tragic loss affected her deeply, and Lindholm-Johnson began to struggle with how people cope with suffering.

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Swearing-In Using an iPhone Bible? Almost.

by covwebster – Apr 16, 2010

WELLINGTON, FL (April 16, 2010) – New Village Council member Anne Gerwig laughs about the photo spreading across “Twitter verse” that shows her taking the oath of office while placing her left hand on an phone running the popular YouVersion Bible application.

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Hindustani Church Reaching Out to Rescue Prostitutes

by covwebster – Apr 15, 2010

PUNE, INDIA (April 15, 2010) – The Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) invited 60 prostitutes for lunch in a yard in front of its national offices. The women arrived on rickshaws paid for by the church.

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Two North Park Students Receive Fulbright Awards

by covwebster – Apr 15, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 15, 2010) – North Park University student Laura Johnson, who attends Resurrection Covenant Church, is one of two women at the school recently honored with the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award.

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Hindustani CC Projects Impact the Poor Photos

by covwebster – Apr 15, 2010

PUNE, INDIA (April 15, 2010) – The Hindustani Covenant Church are helping to transform the lives of former slaves and others in need. The church invited roughly 60 prostitutes to lunch at its national offices. In Melghat, the church provided a micro-enterprise loan to a widow who started a small sundries store in front of her home. In the same area, the church is providing a ministry that offers programs to improve nutrition and literacy, as well as provide loans.

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‘4 Days 4 Justice’ Under Way on North Park Campus

by covwebster – Apr 14, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 14, 2010) – Thought leaders from across the country will deliver lectures, guide discussions, and lead workshops during “4 Days 4 Justice” that began today and continues through Saturday at North Park University. The theme for the first-ever event is “Gather. Think. Engage. Act.”

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State Funding for Developmentally Disabled Homes Struggles

by covwebster – Apr 14, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 14, 2010) – The State of Illinois continues to lag three months in paying for services rendered by Covenant Enabling Residences (CER), and proposed state funding cuts could further tighten an already constricted operating budget at the homes for developmentally disabled adults, says Harold Spooner vice president of outreach ministries for Covenant Ministries of Benevolence (CMB).

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