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125th Annual Meeting Offers Service Project Opportunity

by covwebster – Jun 18, 2010

ST. PAUL, MN (June 18, 2010) – Those attending the 125th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church will have an opportunity to work together on Saturday morning next week in a project called Local Impact, a service project at an elementary school that serves a diverse and disadvantaged community.

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‘Day in the Park’ – Another Way to Touch Lives

by covwebster – Jun 3, 2010

OAKLAND, CA (June 3, 2010) – A homeless man who has occasionally attended Convergence, a fairly new Evangelical Covenant Church, was the one who broached an idea that ultimately led to 500 people participating in the congregation’s “A Day in the Park” community outreach project.

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Carpenter’s Place – Where Lives Can Be Rebuilt

by covwebster – May 25, 2010

ROCKFORD, IL (May 25, 2010) – Allan and Cathy Barsema purchased a run-down building in a rough section of town and rehabilitated it so he could house his construction company offices there. They never imagined that someday the building would become Carpenter’s Place, where the lives of homeless people could be rebuilt.

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Husby Experiences Dumpster Diving for a Meal

by covwebster – May 20, 2010

ESSEX JUNCTION, VT (May 20, 2010) – Covenant World Relief Director Dave Husby fell on such hard times, he was eating cold pizza and French fries out of a dumpster.

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Garden, Art Exhibit Helps Church Build Relationships

by covwebster – May 19, 2010

KANSAS CITY, MO (May 19, 2010) – Working with creation and honoring the creativity of local school children is helping City Church grow relationships with its neighbors.

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Blessing Others Key Theme at Great Lakes Meeting

by covwebster – May 5, 2010

OREGON, OH (May 5, 2010) – “Do you know how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?” Tana Schiewer asked delegates to the Great Lakes Conference Annual Meeting on Friday night.

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48 Baskets: 7,716 Miles, 11,853 Minutes, $11,000 for Guatemalan Kids

by covwebster – Apr 30, 2010

SAN DIEGO, CA (April 30, 2010) – It may have been one of the most satisfying baskets that Richard “Coach Ricardo” Paff ever sank.

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Hundreds of Homeless Find Shelter in Vegas Drainage Tunnels

by covwebster – Apr 28, 2010

LAS VEGAS, NV (April 28, 2010) – Lisa Holmlund looked up and saw the bright lights of Caesar’s Palace. Millions of people do it every year, but she had a view seen from a perspective few others know is possible.

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Central Conference Unveils New Hispanic Training Project

by covwebster – Apr 26, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 26, 2010) – It has been said that sometimes you need to look back in order to go forward and in the Central Conference, a notable ministry’s legacy was recalled as a new initiative was proposed at Hope Evangelical Covenant Church last Saturday.

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