HOUSTON, TX (September 7, 2017) – Covenanters have contributed more than $70,000 to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. Those funds are already being put to work by local congregations in Houston. Centro Cristiano Las Buenas Nuevas, a new Covenant church […]
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Covenant DACA Recipients Face Uncertain Future
CHICAGO, IL (September 6, 2017) – Covenanters who are DACA recipients says they are feeling a gamut of emotions—from anger, resignation, disappointment, and fear, to hope and trust in God’s faithfulness—following President Trump’s decision on Tuesday to rescind the program. […]
Covenanters Fleeing Coastal Areas Ahead of Irma
CHICAGO, IL (September 6, 2017) – Members of Covenant churches in Florida and Mississippi have begun to evacuate farther inland ahead of Hurricane Irma. The family of Covenant chaplain Mark Torres has evacuated from the coastal town of Gulfport to […]
Minnehaha Upper School Resumes Classes
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 5, 2017) – Faculty and staff at the Minnehaha Academy Upper School applauded the 350 returning high school students as they entered the building that will be their temporary campus this year. Classes began just a month […]
Help Ädelbrook Win Grant to Train Students with Disabilities
CROMWELL, CT (September 5, 2017) – Ädelbrook Behavioral & Developmental Services (formerly Children’s Home of Cromwell) is among nine finalists to receive a $20,000 grant to support their work, but they need outside support to win the funding in the […]
One Month After Explosion, Minnehaha to Resume Classes
Since work began at the new site, […]
Five for Friday: Tater Tot Ingenuity, Is Football Immoral, Kenya Bans Plastic Bags
The number of people who say they can no longer watch football with a clean conscience […]
Merge Ministries Coordinating Mission Trips to Houston
HOUSTON, TX (September 1, 2017) – Merge Ministries will coordinate mission teams for Covenant congregations that want to travel to the Houston area to help with relief and recovery, it was announced Thursday. Working through Merge, which has extensive experience […]
How to Respond When Disaster Strikes
CHICAGO, IL (August 30, 2017) – When disaster strikes, concerned individuals and groups want to help. But what is the best way to respond? Sometimes our good intentions in times of disaster can do more harm than good. The list […]
Day of Prayer and Fasting to End Suicide
ANCHORAGE, AK (August 30, 2017) — The Alaska Conference of the ECC is asking other Covenanters to join them September 7 in a “Day of Prayer and Fasting for Life,” which will focus on praying “for deliverance from the peril […]
ECC Church Serving as Shelter, Others to Be Distribution Centers
HOUSTON, TX (August 30, 2017) — Several Covenant congregations in the Houston area are serving as drop-off and distribution points for goods needed by residents who have been forced from their homes by flooding. Another church has provided shelter. Centro […]
More Evacuations, but Options for Leaving Are Limited
MISSOURI CITY, TX (August 28, 2017) — Ed Lee, pastor of Mosaic Community Covenant Church, and other church members in this Houston suburb were forced to evacuate their homes this morning. The church also is no longer accessible due to […]