CHICAGO, IL (July 2, 2010) – A visit by the leaders of two international Evangelical Covenant churches to the anti-domestic violence ministry Wellspring Center of Hope on Tuesday was inspiring for everyone, participants said.
This Leader Award Costs Recipients Some Money
REDWOOD CITY, CA (July 1, 2010) – Winning a staff leadership award at Peninsula Covenant Church is costing each recipient some money.
News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines
ST. PAUL, MN (July 1, 2010) – The African American Ministers Association (AAMA) recently recognized newly appointed Pacific Southwest Conference Superintendent Efrem Smith and 12 of its members who were ordained – the largest number of African American members being ordained at one time.
Missionary Reports No Damage from Mexico Quake
OAXACA, MEXICO (June 30, 2010) – Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Jo Ellen Reaves said this morning that a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit the state this morning caused no injuries or damage in her area.
Special Annual Meeting News Page Available
ST. PAUL, MN (June 29, 2010) – All of the stories, photographs, videos and other news coverage of the just-concluded 125th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church can be found in the 2010 Annual Meeting section of this website.
VBS Outreach with a Multicultural Flavor
GLENVIEW, IL (June 29, 2010) – After Glenview Covenant Church closed two years ago, the members each started attending various congregations that became their new church homes, but the cooperative ministry that began with the Glenview Korean Covenant Church, who rented the building, continues.
Glenview VBS Photos
GLENVIEW, IL (June 29, 2010) – Following are additional photos from the VBS program at the Glenview Korean Covenant Church.
Four Timothy Johnsons in the Covenant – Surprised?
ST. PAUL, MN (June 28, 2010) – Timothy B. Johnson, pastor of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Bloomington, Minnesota, enjoyed the festivities Saturday on Raspberry Island that were part of the denomination’s 125th Annual Meeting.
Pastor May Be Oldest to Receive Ordination
ST. PAUL, MN (June 28, 2010) – When hands were laid on Roy White and he was prayed over Sunday morning, Roy White – at age 77 – may have become the oldest minister ever to receive his ordination in the 125 years of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). No one knows for sure due to the lack of older records.
Message the Same – But Questions Have Changed
ST. PAUL, MN (June 27, 2010) – This morning’s worship service celebrated the ordination, commissioning and consecration of new ministers and missionaries as they prepare to further their work in sharing the gospel with a rapidly changing world.