BEAVERTON, OR (January 29, 2010) – Orthopedic surgeon Todd Ulmer says teams from World Relief International and Medical Teams International had to be “very resourceful” to obtain medical supplies in Haiti so that they could perform surgery and treat other patients.
Read more →DENVER, CO (January 29, 2010) – “It has been a real team effort,” said Covenant World Relief (CWR) Director David Husby in describing the work involved in responding to the Haiti earthquake and in particular in setting up the new Haiti Relief Fund, which President Gary Walter reported has reached the $500,000 mark.
Read more →CHICAGO, IL (January 26, 2010) – In honor of the upcoming 125th anniversary of the Evangelical Covenant Church, The Covenant Companion is publishing readers’ thoughts and reflections on Covenant identity throughout the year.
Read more →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.
Read more →CHICAGO, IL (January 20, 2010) – For those local Evangelical Covenant churches who may have misplaced their mailed copy of the 2009 Congregational Annual Meeting letter from President Gary Walter, a copy can be downloaded from the Covenant website.
Read more →CHICAGO, IL (January 20, 2010) – Missionaries now in Haiti say they are frustrated that aid is slow to arrive in areas outside Port-au-Prince, and the need continues to grow.
Read more →CHICAGO, IL (January 20, 2010) – Exactly one week after an earthquake leveled Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and other parts of the country, online donations to Covenant World Relief’s Haiti Disaster Fund have surpassed the $100,000 mark.
Read more →NEW BRIGHTON, MN (January 15, 2010) – Members of Salem Covenant Church in New Brighton, Minnesota, mobilized Wednesday night to help pack 18,000 meals on behalf of Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), an organization with which they have worked for several years, says Pastor Mark Pattie.
Read more →CHICAGO, IL (January 15, 2009) – One online gift of $10,000 helped drive the total online contributions for Covenant World Relief’s Haiti Relief Fund to more than $40,000 today.
Read more →CHICAGO, IL (January 14, 2010) – Denominational leaders expressed gratitude today for the outpouring of support from Evangelical Covenant churches in response to the Haitian crisis, but also encouraged churches not to make plans to travel to the devastated island in the near future.
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