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Zambikes a Finalist in World Challenge Competition

by covwebster – Oct 7, 2010

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA (October 7, 2010) – Newsweek and BBC World News have announced that Zambikes, a bicycle manufacturing business in Zambia co-founded by a 25-year-old member of Clairemont Covenant Church, is one of five finalists in the media companies’ World Challenge competition.

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‘Facebook Pastor’ Teams with Celebrities to Help Orphans

by covwebster – Sep 17, 2010

ATLANTA, GA (September 17, 2010) – An auction started by Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Shaun King has attracted the participation of entertainment’s top celebrities and raised more than $100,000 in pledges just 24 hours after it was launched on Wednesday.

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Colorado Fire Destroys Covenant Family’s Home

by covwebster – Sep 14, 2010

BOULDER, CO (September 14, 2010) – The house of a family who attends New Day Covenant Church was destroyed by a wildfire that spread through the area last week, but other members who had been under mandatory evacuation were allowed to return to their homes, Pastor Doug White said Sunday night.

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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

by covwebster – Aug 27, 2010

SAN DIEGO, CA (August 27, 2010) – Construction has begun on a new roofed basketball court in San Juan Laguna, Guatemala, thanks in part to Covenanters who helped Richard Paff raise $26,000 on his record-setting trek during which he shot a basket in each of the 48 states earlier this year.

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Former Addict Wants Kids to Get Second Chance

by covwebster – Aug 13, 2010

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.

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