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Arizona Church Pursues Fight Against Human Trafficking

by covwebster – May 26, 2010

CHANDLER, AZ (May 26, 2010) – Until just several weeks ago, most members of Hope Covenant Church knew almost nothing about the epidemic of sex slavery in the Phoenix area, but the congregation is the first to be part of a fledgling Underground Church Network to help save the lives of young women and girls.

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Carpenter’s Place – Where Lives Can Be Rebuilt

by covwebster – May 25, 2010

ROCKFORD, IL (May 25, 2010) – Allan and Cathy Barsema purchased a run-down building in a rough section of town and rehabilitated it so he could house his construction company offices there. They never imagined that someday the building would become Carpenter’s Place, where the lives of homeless people could be rebuilt.

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Nashville: Flood Did Not Wash Away City’s Faith

by covwebster – May 25, 2010

NASHVILLE, TN (May 25, 2010) – The forecast called for a typical wet spring Tennessee weekend. Overcast, with some thunderstorms and maybe an inch or so of rain.

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Six Women to Bike Five Days to Attend Triennial XIII

by covwebster – May 24, 2010

ALLISON PARK, PA (May 24, 2010) – Nearly all of the women attending Triennial XIII in Washington, D.C., plan to travel by planes, trains, and automobiles for the July gathering, but one group from Stoneridge Covenant Church will be bicycling for five days.

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Garden, Art Exhibit Helps Church Build Relationships

by covwebster – May 19, 2010

KANSAS CITY, MO (May 19, 2010) – Working with creation and honoring the creativity of local school children is helping City Church grow relationships with its neighbors.

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Church Plant Has Place to Meet – Now Needs Chairs

by covwebster – May 12, 2010

CHAMPAIGN, IL (May 12, 2010) – Berean Covenant Church was able to hold services on Easter, but not the week after or on Palm Sunday because they didn’t have a place to meet.

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Kernels of Hope Seeks Additional ‘Virtual Farmers’

by covwebster – May 10, 2010

NORQUAY, SK (May 10, 2010) – “Virtual farmers” are being sought for the 2010 Kernels of Hope project to help people in Sudan develop sustainable agriculture.

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Congregation Packs 150,000 Meals for Starving Children

by covwebster – May 10, 2010

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (May 10, 2010) – More than 650 people from Thornapple Evangelical Covenant Church packed 150,000 meals to benefit hungry people in the Philippines on Sunday, May 2.

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Conference Focuses on Support for Victims of Abuse

by covwebster – May 4, 2010

PHOENIX, AZ (May 4, 2010) – More than 200 people from Paradise Valley Community Church and surrounding valley attended a Mending the Soul (MTS) training conference sponsored by the Evangelical Covenant Church congregation on April 23-24.

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