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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Despite Heavy Snowstorm, ACC Helps Students Get Home

Mar 23, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

(March 23, 2020) – When remote villages began closing to outside travelers to guard against the coronavirus, Alaska Christian College shifted their plans for sending students home. They had intended to close the school last Thursday, but faculty and staff […]

Regional Conferences Plan Virtual Alternatives to Annual Meetings

Mar 20, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

All ECC regional conferences have canceled their in-person […]

Church Makes Hand Sanitizer for Community

Mar 20, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

“It’s fun and easy, actually,” Ravago said. “Thanks to some awesome

Two Test Positive for Coronavirus at Covenant Living Communities

Mar 13, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

The new safety measures were outlined in a letter released today […]

Temporary Solutions for Livestreaming Church Services

Mar 13, 2020By Stan Friedman3 Comments

As churches cancel in-person services, many are moving to livestream […]

The U.S. Government has told Rebecca Trimble she must leave the country by Saturday or face deportation.

Brought to U.S. When 3 Days Old, Bethel Woman Faces Deportation

Mar 12, 2020By Stan Friedman2 Comments

“I feel like God can move mountains and he is in control […]

T.W. Anderson Award Nominations Being Accepted

Mar 11, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

CHICAGO, IL (March 11, 2020) – The deadline for receiving nominations for the Theodore (T.W.) Anderson Award is Sunday, April 5. The award is named in honor of the only lay president to serve the Evangelical Covenant Church. It is […]

Congregations Make Changes, Cancel Events Amid Virus Concerns

Mar 11, 2020By Stan Friedman1 Comment

CHICAGO, IL (March 11, 2020) – Concern over spread of the coronavirus disease led at least three Covenant congregations to cancel in-person services Sunday and others to change the way they received offerings and served communion. Churches also reported canceling […]

Workers collected massive piles of debris across the region.

New Church, LMDJ Respond to Tornado Disaster

Mar 7, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

“It’s unbelievable, just unbelievable,” Joey Maldonado said as he surveyed […]

President Mathew Jock Moses looks forward to the day when members of the Evangelical Covenant Church of South Sudan and Ethiopia can return to South Sudan from the refugee camps in which they have been living.

ECCSSE President Hopeful of Peace Treaty Success

Mar 5, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

Fighting forced the denomination to relocate its headquarters […]

Obituary: Thomas K. Gundersen

Feb 28, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

ROCKFORD, IL (February 28, 2020) – Retired Covenant pastor Thomas K. Gundersen died Saturday, Feb. 22. He was 88. Tom was born January 3, 1932, in Negaunee, Mich., to Carl and Signe (Fond) Gundersen. He graduated from Bethel Seminary in […]

The new degree melds academic and experiential education, says Beth Seversen, associate professor of Christian ministries studies,

NPU Launches Major in Christian Ministries Studies

Feb 25, 2020By Stan Friedman0 Comments

North Park University’s new Christian Ministries Studies (CMS) major will give students […]