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Some Chilean Covenant Church Leaders Reported Safe

by covwebster – Mar 2, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (March 2, 2010) – Three Covenant Church of Chile (CCC) leaders and their immediate families are reported to be safe following Saturday’s earthquake that killed more than 700 people, but no word has been received about the status of others.

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Eyewitness Account: ‘Most Terrifying Minute of My Life’

by covwebster – Mar 2, 2010

RANCAGUA, CHILE (March 2, 2010) – “It was the most terrifying minute of my life,” said Evangelical Covenant Church minister Henoch Fuentes, who was awakened when an earthquake and numerous aftershocks devastated much of the country early Saturday morning.

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Reports on Quake Survivors Slow to Emerge Amid Chaos

by covwebster – Mar 1, 2010

MCALLEN, TX (March 1, 2010) – Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) leaders say downed communication systems have prevented them from learning the fate of Covenant Church of Chile (CCC) congregations following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of the country early Saturday morning.

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Chile Relief Trips Will Be Needed – Just Not Now

by covwebster – Mar 1, 2010

MCALLEN, TX (March 1, 2010) – Several Evangelical Covenant churches have contacted Covenant Merge Ministries with offers of help and support teams to work in Chile, but Executive Director Dale Lusk said Sunday it is too soon after the earthquake to begin planning trips.

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Two Memorial Services Planned for Pastor Richard Swanson

by covwebster – Mar 1, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (March 1, 2009) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Richard Swanson, 90, will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, at North Park Covenant Church in Chicago.

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No Reports Yet on Covenanters Affected by Earthquake

by covwebster – Feb 27, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (February 27, 2010) – No word has yet been received of any Covenanters who may have been negatively affected by the devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck not far from Santiago, Chile, early this morning.

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Covenant World Relief Closely Monitoring Chile Developments

by covwebster – Feb 27, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (February 27, 2010) – Covenant World Relief (CWR) is in conversation with its partner World Relief International and is closely monitoring developments following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of Chile early this morning, claiming as many as 80 lives.

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Children’s Choirs Influence Academic, Social Skills

by covwebster – Feb 26, 2010

DETROIT, MI (February 26, 2010) – Carol Schoch loves to see the reaction of the kids who participate in the Detroit Children’s Choir. “What you see from them is pure joy,” she explains.

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Readers Share Their Thoughts

by covwebster – Feb 26, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (February 26, 2010) – Hardly a week goes by that we do not receive a few comments from readers on stories published as part of the Covenant online news report.

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Photos from Founders Day Service

by covwebster – Feb 25, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (February 25, 2010) – More than 400 people celebrated the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Evangelical Covenant Church by focusing on themes that have been at the core of the movement from its inception – compassion and mercy.

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