News

News

Palm Sunday, Easter – Festive Worship Events in Congo

by covwebster – Apr 7, 2010

BOKONZO, CONGO (April 7, 2010) – Despite extreme heat and rain, more than 1,400 worshipers gathered for Palm Sunday and Easter in Bokonzo, the largest church of the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM).

Read more  →
News

Perfect Timing for Viewing of ‘Rain’ Video

by covwebster – Apr 6, 2010

EAST GREENWICH, RI (April 6, 2010) – Christ Church Pastor Lyle Mook made certain to point out to his congregation that the video being shown right before his Easter message had been filmed long before Sunday.

Read more  →
News

Record Flooding Takes Toll on Congregation’s Families

by covwebster – Apr 6, 2010

EAST GREENWICH, RI (April 6, 2010) – The homes of at least “a couple hundred” people and half the staff at Christ Church experienced some level of flooding due to record-breaking rains that have recently deluged the area.

Read more  →
News

Funds for South Sudan Relief Limited, But Effective

by covwebster – Apr 6, 2010

SOUTH SUDAN (April 6, 2010) – In a region where abject poverty is the norm and worsened by an ongoing drought, the Covenant Church of Sudan and Ethiopia (ECCS) is feeding some of the most marginalized people.

Read more  →
News

Camp Director Moved Out of ICU Care in Thailand

by covwebster – Apr 5, 2010

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND (April 5, 2010) – Tom Cousineau, executive director of Covenant Heights Conference Center who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident last week, was moved from the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) to his own room today.

Read more  →
News

Appointments, FCC Regulations Top March Most-Read List

by covwebster – Apr 5, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 5, 2010) – News stories covering the announcement of two Evangelical Covenant Church leadership appointments and churches being affected by new Federal Communication Commission (FCC) regulations were the most-read articles on the denomination’s website during March.

Read more  →
News
Obituary

Memorial Service Saturday for Virginia M. Ohlson

by covwebster – Apr 3, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 13, 2010) – A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday for Dr. Virginia M. Ohlson, 95, who died Saturday at Covenant Village of Northbrook.

Read more  →
News

Students Get Close-Up View of India’s Caste System

by covwebster – Apr 2, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 2, 2010) – Katherine Mook was prepared to encounter desperate poverty during a recent mission trip to India, but she never expected to be welcomed by women whose personhood the country barely acknowledges.

Read more  →
News

Delegates to Consider Four Bylaws Amendments

by covwebster – Apr 2, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 2, 2010) – Four amendments to the Evangelical Covenant Church Bylaws will be proposed during the 125th Annual Meeting June 24-27 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Read more  →