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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

by covwebster – Aug 6, 2010

CLYDE, KS (August 6, 2010) – Gary Carlson, a member of the Brantford Evangelical Covenant Church, will serve as coordinator for the Midwest Conference’s partnership with Mountain Village Covenant Church in Alaska.

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NPU Homecoming to Honor Distinguished Alumni

by covwebster – Aug 5, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (August 5, 2010) – The former North Park University students who will be honored as Distinguished Alumni by the school during its Homecoming 2010 celebration serve ministries that assist impoverished people internationally.

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News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

by covwebster – Jul 30, 2010

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.

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Walk Across Africa to Raise Funds for Water Projects

by covwebster – Jul 29, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (July 29, 2010) – Amy Russell remembers, “I was sitting at home and the thought came to me, ‘You should walk across Africa.’ ”

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Miss America – A Platform for Sharing Faith

by covwebster – Jul 24, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 24, 2010) – It was her battle with anorexia that captured much of the media spotlight for 2008 Miss America Kirsten Haglund, but it was the inner struggle with personal identity and her relationship with God that consumed her waking hours, Haglund told hundreds of women gathered today for Triennial XIII at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.

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Challenger Center Award

by covwebster – Jul 22, 2010

MERCER ISLAND, WA (July 22, 2010) – The Teacher of the Year Award medallion that the Challenger Center for Space Science Education presented to teacher Thelma Ritchie has a history that includes a trip around the moon.

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Award Honors Teacher’s Passion for Space Exploration

by covwebster – Jul 22, 2010

MERCER ISLAND, WA (July 22, 2010) – One of the most important lessons Thelma Ritchie wanted to impart to her elementary school science classes was a bold declaration that hung on her classroom wall – “The sky is not the limit.”

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Covenanter Awarded in Honor of Slain Officer

by covwebster – Jul 16, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (July 16, 2010) – Officer Michael Chatham says he hopes to live up to the honor of being the first recipient of the Thor Soderberg Leadership Award—named for his Police Academy instructor who was shot to death last week.

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Covenant Authors Sign Books at Local Festival

by covwebster – Jul 14, 2010

MERCER ISLAND, WA (July 14, 2010) – Margaret Brand grew up in South Africa, but the 91-year-old author and widow of medical missionary Paul Brand, wasn’t glued to the TV like much of the world on Sunday.

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