PLANTATION, FL (August 17, 2010) – A memorial service was held Saturday for Alice Elizabeth Stejskal, 75, wife of Evangelical Covenant Church minister Arthur Stejskal. She died August 8.
CWR Funds Sent in Response to India Flooding
CHICAGO, IL (August 16, 2010) – Covenant World Relief has sent funds to help the Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) minister to survivors of catastrophic flash flooding in the Indian state of Kashmir, Director David Husby announced today.
Convocation, Lund Lecture Dates Announced
CHICAGO, IL (August 16, 2010) – North Park Theological Seminary has announced the speakers and dates for the fall convocation and the Nils W. Lund Memorial Lectures.
CEUM-Sponsored University Graduates First Class of Students
GEMENA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (August 30, 2010) – The first-ever commencement exercises for the Ubangi Protestant University (UPU) were held August 14. Eight students received Master of Theology degrees, and 10 received Bachelor of Theology degrees.
Funeral Service for C. Oliver Carlson
RED WING, MN (August 14, 2010) – A funeral service for former Evangelical Covenant Church pastor C. Oliver Carlson, 89, was conducted at First Covenant Church on Wednesday. He died August 6.
Former Addict Wants Kids to Get Second Chance
BRONX, NY (August 13, 2010) – A newspaper article from 1976 reported the arrest of a 28-year-old man who terrorized and robbed elderly adults after gaining access to their apartments. His wife often helped with the robberies, which the couple committed to support their heroin addictions.
Rehab Center? Prison? Not Your Average Church
BRONX, NY (August 13, 2010) – Like an increasing number of congregations, The Promised Land Covenant Church is adding satellite campuses. Unlike most congregations, however, these satellites are not in the usual places – one in the South Bronx is in a drug rehabilitation center and the other is located in a local prison.
Covenant Offices Closed Today
CHICAGO, IL (August 12, 2010) – Offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church will be closed today as employees gather for an all-day retreat in preparation for the move of Covenant offices to a new location in four weeks.
Tim, Helen Smith Rejoin Congo Missionary Team
GEMENA, CONGO (August 12, 2010) – Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries Tim and Helen Smith have arrived in Gemena to join the Covenant missionary team, part of a long-range plan for re-establishing a resident missionary presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Missouri Church Leads Communitywide Prayer Initiative
CARTHAGE, MO (August 11, 2010) – Iglesia Alfa y Omega Covenant Church recently spearheaded a communitywide prayer initiative that brought together seven churches, mostly Hispanic, to offer prayers for the community, the nation and the world.