By Stan Friedman CHICAGO, IL (August 22, 2014) — Many Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos with one another that Covenant News Service believes may be of interest to others. Each Friday we post five of […]
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Five for Friday: Parents Put Down Smartphones, Fair-Trade Coffee Might Not Be So Great, and Michael Brown Primer
By Stan Friedman CHICAGO, IL (August 15, 2014) — Many Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos with one another that Covenant News Service believes may be of interest to others. Each Friday we post five of […]
Candidates Approved for Ordination and Commissioning
CHICAGO, IL (June 28, 2014) — Delegates to the 129th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church this morning approved the following candidates for Ordination to Word and Sacrament, Ordination to Word and Service, finalization of transfer of ordination, as […]
Delegates Affirm Resolution of Sympathy
CHICAGO, IL (June 28, 2014) — Delegates attending the 129th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church approved a Resolution of Sympathy to honor the lives and ministries of Covenant pastors, missionaries, and spouses who went to be with the […]
Clergy Receive Lifetime Service Recognition
CHICAGO, IL (June 28, 2014) — The Evangelical Covenant Church honored clergy with “Lifetime Service Recognition” awards during the denomination’s 129th Annual Meeting on Saturday.
Board Members Elected
CHICAGO, IL (June 28, 2014) — Delegates elected new members to various boards with results announced during Friday afternoon’s business session of the 129th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
The Fullness of Life Explored in New Book
CHICAGO, IL (June 27, 2014) — Editor’s note: Daniel Hill, the pastor of River City Community Covenant Church in Chicago says that answering the question “What does the fullness of Christ actually look like?” has been the “pearl of great […]
NWC Plans to Plant '50 by '25'
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 26, 2014) — The Northwest Conference (NWC) has embarked on an ambitious goal of planting 50 churches by 2025.
Obituary: Gary Willard Downing
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 26, 2014) – Retired Covenant minister Gary Willard Downing, 67, died Wednesday. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church of Minnehaha Falls. Visitation will be an hour prior. Congregations he […]
This Can Happen When You Don’t Follow Directions
By Stan Friedman HILMAR, CA (June 10, 2014) — The vacation Bible school curriculum Hilmar Covenant Church is using this year includes simple instructions for building a simple tree that would be part of a forest. It shouldn’t take artist and […]
Professor Experiences Consolation Among Students He Taught
SEATTLE, WA (June 9, 2014)—Jack Levison, former North Park University New Testament professor and current faculty member at Seattle Pacific University School of Theology, wrote an article for the Huffington Post on Saturday, which commenters have called one of the […]
Seattle Congregations Grieve, Serve after Shooting
By Stan Friedman SEATTLE, WA (June 6, 2014) — Covenant church members are seeking to help the community wrenched by the fatal shooting Thursday on the campus of Seattle Pacific University even as they share the same emotional pain.