Stan Friedman

About the Author

Stan Friedman is the news and online editor for the Covenant Companion and is grateful for the opportunity to serve in a job that combines his newspaper and pastoral ministry experience. He has been to 15 Bruce Springsteen concerts in four cities and listened to “Thunder Road” an average of at least once a day for 41 years.

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New Covenant Offices Worship Video Released

Apr 8, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

More than 3,700 people have viewed the video of Covenant Offices staff […]

Prayer Parade Honors Hospital Treating Stateville Residents

Apr 6, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

A parade of 80 cars organized by a local Covenant congregation circled […]

Trinity Covenant Church in Manchester, Conn., has set up a drive-thru stations of the cross.

Churches Find New Ways to Observe Holy Week

Apr 3, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

Covenant churches are coming up with creative ways to […]

Video Combines Remote Performances of “It Is Well with My Soul”

Apr 1, 2020By Stan Friedman8 Comments

A new video of Covenant Offices staff members who filmed themselves […]

Pastoral Searches Paused Due to COVID-19

Mar 30, 2020By Stan Friedman1 Comment

The COVID-19 crisis has led many churches to pause […]

Bjorklund House Resident Dies of COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

Covenant Enabling Residences of Illinois (CERIL) reported today […]

Jim Sundholm was presented with the North Park Theological Seminary Alumni Award for Distinguished Service in 2016.

Obituary: Jim Sundholm

Mar 27, 2020By Stan Friedman6 Comments

“We have lost our finest pastor-prophet,” said Dave Kersten, […]

Freedom Fire Urban Ministries in Kansas City, Missouri, has delivered hundreds of bags of groceries to nearby residents.

Ministries Adapt to Keep Feeding Neighbors

Mar 27, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

Covenant churches and their partners who provide food to the hungry […]

Separation from sick relatives is hard on families to whom chaplains are ministering.

Chaplains’ Ministry Changes in the Midst of COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

At the same time, medical personnel are facing difficult moral dilemmas […]

Humanitarian Disaster Institute to Host COVID-19 Online Summit

Mar 25, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

Covenant ministers Eugene Cho and Brenda Salter McNeil will be among […]

Covenant Living Staff Help Couple Reconnect

Mar 24, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

Dr. Evan Otteson and his wife of 60 years, Gloria […]

Pacific Northwest Conference superintendent Greg Yee had to pick up his son from school because of the way he was being treated by other students

Asian Covenanters Subjected to Xenophobia

Mar 23, 2020By Stan Friedman1 Comment

Covenanters of Asian heritage say they and their children have experienced shunning […]