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Facing Future Ministry Challenges Theme of Meeting in Sweden

by covwebster – May 14, 2010

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (May 14, 2010) – Facing ministry challenges of the future is an overarching theme of the Annual Meeting of the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden currently under way in Stockholm.

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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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Thai Church President, Wife Escape Injury in Bus Accident

by covwebster – May 7, 2010

ROI ET, THAILAND (May 7, 2010) – The president of the Thailand Covenant Church and his wife survived a recent bus accident on their way to obtain visas that would allow them to attend the 125th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church in St. Paul next month.

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Grounded Flight, Train to Paris – Great Way to Explore the Covenant

by covwebster – May 7, 2010

LINDSBORG, KS (May 7, 2010) – Bob and Carolyn Easley experienced their own version of the film “European Vacation” when their recent flight from Belgium to the United States was cancelled due to volcanic ash that grounded planes throughout Europe.

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Hindustani Church Leader to Head India Seminary

by covwebster – Apr 23, 2010

PUNE, INDIA (April 23, 2010) – Shekhar Singh, a leader in the Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC), has been appointed principal (president) of Union Biblical Seminary, considered one of the leading theological education institutions in the country.

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Victim of Thailand Accident Returns to States

by covwebster – Apr 22, 2010

ESTES PARK, CO (April 22, 2010) – Tom Cousineau, executive director of Covenant Heights Camp and Retreat Center who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident while traveling in Thailand last month, returned to Estes Park Monday night.

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Sunday Focus: Preventing Spread of Malaria in Congo

by covwebster – Apr 22, 2010

CHICAGO, IL (April 22, 2010) – As organizations and countries around the world focus this Sunday on World Malaria Day as a way of fighting the plague, members of Evangelical Covenant churches can do their part by participating in this year’s Children’s Service Project.

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Volcanic Action Delays Covenanters’ Return to States

by covwebster – Apr 20, 2010

BARCELONA, SPAIN (April 20, 2010) – Evangelical Covenant Church leaders who traveled to Europe for an International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches (IFFEC) meeting last week either never arrived or now cannot get home due to volcano ash that has closed airports throughout Europe.

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Hindustani Church Reaching Out to Rescue Prostitutes

by covwebster – Apr 15, 2010

PUNE, INDIA (April 15, 2010) – The Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) invited 60 prostitutes for lunch in a yard in front of its national offices. The women arrived on rickshaws paid for by the church.

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