CHICAGO, IL (August 3, 2010) – The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) is establishing a new donor advancement office to better relate to, support, and engage individuals in their vision for financially investing in God’s work around the world through the Covenant.
Origins Event Photos
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 3, 2010) – More than 1,500 individuals participated in “The Banquet on The Row,” a special event where homeless individuals were the guests of honor. Following are additional moments from that event captured by the camera.
Skid Row Homeless Special Guests at Banquet
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 3, 2010) – Evangelical Covenant churches partnered with the Fred Jordan Mission to help kick off the first Origins event with “The Banquet on The Row,” at which the homeless were the invited guests.
South Korean Fatal Crash Tops July’s Most-Read List
CHICAGO, IL (August 3, 2010) – The most-read Covenant News Service story in July focused on the death of Kenny Ye, associate pastor of Highrock Covenant Church, and the serious injuries suffered by congregation member Gary Parrett.
Covenant Offices to Relocate in Mid-September
CHICAGO, IL (August 2, 2010) – Offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church will relocate to the Covenant’s new administrative home near O’Hare International Airport in mid-September, with a decommissioning service planned for the current building located adjacent to the Swedish Covenant Hospital campus.
Decommissioning Service August 30 for ‘5101’
CHICAGO, IL (August 2, 2010) – A decommissioning service will be conducted at offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church on August 30, bringing to a close 63 years of shared mission operating out of the facility affectionately known to Covenanters as “5101.”
NPU Tries Out New Exchange Program in China
CHICAGO, IL (July 13, 2010) – Wesley Lindahl, dean of the North Park University School of Business and Nonprofit Management, recently returned from Guangzhou, China, where he taught a two-week intensive change management course with 20 MBA students at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.
New Covenant iPhone App Now Available – Free!
CHICAGO, IL (July 30, 2010) – A new Covenant iPhone application is now available free through the Apple iTunes Store that allows users to check the daily Covenant Newswire online news report and locate Covenant churches throughout North America using a mapping feature.
News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines
LAKE GENEVA, WI (July 30, 2010) – A recent walk sponsored by Covenant Harbor Bible Camp and Conference Center to raise funds for Break the Chains proved to be an educational outreach as well as a way to raise funds.
Walk Across Africa to Raise Funds for Water Projects
CHICAGO, IL (July 29, 2010) – Amy Russell remembers, “I was sitting at home and the thought came to me, ‘You should walk across Africa.’ ”