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Readers Share Their Thoughts
CHICAGO, IL (July 8, 2010) – Hardly a week goes by that we do not receive a few comments from readers on stories published as part of the Covenant online news report.
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Project Explores Ways to Engage Culture with Gospel
CHICAGO, IL (July 7, 2010) – David Gibbons, pastor of Newsong Covenant Church in Irvine, California, hopes the fledgling Origins Project he is helping guide will lead to innovative ways of communicating the gospel by drawing on the experience and insight of a growing community of pastors and laity.
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Annual Meeting, Stolen Art Discovery Top June List
CHICAGO, IL (July 7, 2010) – Stories related to the 125th Annual Meeting were among the most-read articles published on the Evangelical Covenant Church website in June. Other popular stories focused on the return of stolen art to the artist after 20 years and the transformation occurring in a church that once was once declining.
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Whitehall Photos
WHITEHALL, MI (July 6, 2010) –Following are before and after photographs taken during the Lakewood Bible Church renovation project.
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Surprise Call: ‘We Want to Help Restore Your Church’
WHITEHALL, MI (July 6, 2010) – The pastor of Lakewood Bible Church was befuddled when a person he had never met called to ask if members of the congregation would volunteer to help Whitehall Covenant Church with a construction project.
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Associate Pastor Killed, Member Injured in Bus Crash
Associate Pastor Kyu Bum “Kenny” Ye was killed. Member Gary Parrett (accompanying photo), who is professor of Educational Ministries and Worship at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, is in critical condition following surgery to repair a brain hemorrhage. Parrett also serves as chair of the Ministry of the Church Division at the seminary. He served as a part-time pastor at Highrock from 2003-2004.
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Orris Leaving Evangelism Position to Plant Church
CHICAGO, IL (July 2, 2010) – Lisa Orris will be leaving her position as director of evangelism for the Evangelical Covenant Church to accept a call to plant a church in an area south of Chicago, it was announced today by Dave Olson, executive minister of the Department of Church Growth and Evangelism.
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Covenant Represented at Reconciliation Conference
CHAPEL HILL, NC (July 2, 2010) – A recent conference at Duke University will further enable the Evangelical Covenant Church to be more intentional about pursuing reconciliation, say denomination administrators and pastors who attended the event.
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Visitors Impressed with Anti-Violence Ministries
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.
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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.
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