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Congolese Refugee Excited About New Habitat Home

by covwebster – Sep 9, 2010

ROCKFORD, IL (September 9, 2010) – Congolese refugee Martha Kingambo says she is thrilled with the new Habitat for Humanity home built by First Covenant Church and Broadway Covenant Church, where she has attended for the past five years.

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Covenant Deeply Involved in Christian Development Conference

by covwebster – Sep 8, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (September 8, 2010) – The Evangelical Covenant Church and North Park University are among the sponsors of the Christian Community Development Association’s (CCDA) national conference being held this week in Chicago.

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Rehab Center? Prison? Not Your Average Church

by covwebster – Aug 13, 2010

BRONX, NY (August 13, 2010) – Like an increasing number of congregations, The Promised Land Covenant Church is adding satellite campuses. Unlike most congregations, however, these satellites are not in the usual places – one in the South Bronx is in a drug rehabilitation center and the other is located in a local prison.

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Churches Asked for Covenant Resource Paper Feedback

by covwebster – Aug 10, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (August 10, 2010) – What is a biblical understanding of justice? What does it mean to live out God’s compassion, mercy and justice in our world?

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Serving Those in Need – No Ordinary Internship

by covwebster – Jul 28, 2010

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (July 28, 2010) – Summer is a time when many church youth groups participate in mission trips, but a growing number of high school and college students at Thornapple Covenant Church are serving as interns at Grand Rapids inner-city social service organizations.

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Covenant Represented at Reconciliation Conference

by covwebster – Jul 2, 2010

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

by covwebster – Jul 2, 2010

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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Reconciliation – Must Do It, Not Just Believe It

by covwebster – Jun 26, 2010

ST. PAUL, MN (June 26, 2010) – If the Evangelical Covenant Church is to truly affirm its “commitment to the whole mission of the church,” individuals and groups within the denomination must engage in reconciliation among themselves, declared Mossai Sanguma, president of the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM), in his sermon during tonight’s worship service as part of the 125th anniversary celebration.

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Delegates Approve Resolution on Criminal Justice

by covwebster – Jun 26, 2010

ST. PAUL, MN (June 26, 2010) – Delegates to the 125th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church today approved a Resolution on Criminal Justice with only one delegate voting against the document.

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Covenant Leaders Honored – Past and Present

by covwebster – Jun 25, 2010

ST. PAUL, MN (June 25, 2010) – Former and current members of the Council of Administrators and Council of Superintendents who served between 1985 – the denomination’s centennial anniversary – and 2010 were honored during this morning’s business session.

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