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Covenant World Relief Funds at Work in China

by covwebster – Apr 23, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 23, 2010) – Covenant World Relief funds are being used to help relief efforts in Qinghai Province, China, where a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred April 14, says Director Dave Husby.

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State Funding for Developmentally Disabled Homes Struggles

by covwebster – Apr 14, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 14, 2010) – The State of Illinois continues to lag three months in paying for services rendered by Covenant Enabling Residences (CER), and proposed state funding cuts could further tighten an already constricted operating budget at the homes for developmentally disabled adults, says Harold Spooner vice president of outreach ministries for Covenant Ministries of Benevolence (CMB).

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Funds for South Sudan Relief Limited, But Effective

by covwebster – Apr 6, 2010

SOUTH SUDAN (April 6, 2010) – In a region where abject poverty is the norm and worsened by an ongoing drought, the Covenant Church of Sudan and Ethiopia (ECCS) is feeding some of the most marginalized people.

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Haiti Relief Passes $1 Million, Chile Fund Created

by covwebster – Mar 15, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (March 15, 2010) – The Haiti Relief Fund of the Evangelical Covenant Church has passed the $1 million mark, Executive Board members learned during their meeting this past weekend.

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Haiti Disaster Relief Fund Tops $900,000 Mark

by covwebster – Mar 4, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (March 4, 2010) – The Covenant World Relief (CWR) disaster relief fund for Haiti has received more than $900,000 in contributions following an earthquake just seven weeks ago that leveled much of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, says CWR Director Dave Husby.

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Founders Day Event Raises Funds for Haiti Relief

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 (ECC) by focusing on themes that have been at the core of the movement from its inception – compassion and mercy.

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Covenant Donations to Haiti Relief Top $600,000 Mark

by covwebster – Feb 12, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (February 12, 2010) – One month after an earthquake destroyed Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and surrounding areas, Covenant World Relief has received more than $600,000 in donations, Director David Husby said today.

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Congregation’s ‘Trailer’ Days Give Way to New Edifice

by covwebster – Feb 10, 2010

ORLAND PARK, IL (February 10, 2010) – For 14 years, members of Hope Covenant Church had to pull all of the church equipment out of a trailer and set it up at the school where the congregation met. Those days are now behind them.

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Sale of CBC Property Makes Possible New Seminary Center

by covwebster – Feb 1, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (February 1, 2010) – The legacy of Covenant Bible College (CBC) as an institution that prepared its students for intercultural ministry will continue with the formation of the Center for World Christian Studies at North Park Theological Seminary.

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Covenant Harbor Youth Retreat Donates to Haiti Relief

by covwebster – Jan 25, 2010

LAKE GENEVA, WI (January 25, 2010) – Junior and senior high students attending the “Deep Freeze” weekend retreat held January 15-17 at Covenant Harbor Bible Camp & Retreat Center donated more than $850 to help with relief work in Haiti.

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