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South Africa Photos

by covwebster – Aug 23, 2010

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (August 23, 2010) – Working in a South African hospital and center for disabled children was not the experience Luke Eastburg was expecting – it proved even more powerful. Following are additional photos taken during his time of service there.

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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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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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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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Memorial Service Friday for Werner Lemke

by covwebster – Jul 12, 2010

ROCHESTER, NY (July 12, 2010) – A memorial service will be held Friday for Covenant minister Werner Lemke, 77, who spent his professional career teaching theology. Lemke died July 5.

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Support Sought for Internet Service for Alaska Church

by covwebster – Jul 9, 2010

CANTON, MI (July 9, 2010) – The Great Lakes Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church is asking churches to consider funding one month of Internet access for each of three years for the Mekoryuk Covenant Church in Mekoryuk, Alaska.

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Surprise Call: ‘We Want to Help Restore Your Church’

by covwebster – Jul 6, 2010

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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