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5 Minutes with David Stockamp: Training Pastors in DR Congo

Nov 13, 2019By Staff Author0 Comments

David Stockamp arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 40 years ago as a missionary and minister in the Bible institute of the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM). The CEUM operates in northwest DR Congo, an area approximately the […]

‘Readiness Packet’ on Pension Changes Available Now

Nov 12, 2019By Stan Friedman0 Comments

CHICAGO, IL (November 11, 2019) – A new “readiness packet” that contains information on changes to the Covenant Pension Plan (CPP) is available online and is being mailed to all Covenant pastors. The plan will close to new participants on […]

Volunteers served food to homeless guests. Photo: Jessica Fogel

Church Battles Village Attempts to Close Its Shelter

Nov 11, 2019By Stan Friedman0 Comments

Hope Covenant Church will continue to operate its homeless shelter this […]

The Presence of Great Love

Nov 11, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Stories That Shaped My Faith The Presence of Great Love by Rebekah Strobel | November 11, 2019 The first time I sat down to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone I was 13 years old—and I immediately sensed that [...]

Five for Friday: Harriet Tubman’s Faith, Hockey Dentists, the Happiness Ruse

Nov 8, 2019By Stan Friedman0 Comments

CHICAGO, IL (November 8, 2019) – Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos that Covenant News Service believes may be of interest to others. Each Friday we post five of them. Following is a sample of those […]

Lift Jesus Up, Carefully, Please

Nov 6, 2019By Jelani Greenidge2 Comments

Breaking away from the pack to do something different can produce obvious benefits, but there can also be unintended consequences. In the Hamilton showstopper “The Room Where It Happens,” the titular hero lectures his frenemy Aaron Burr, “When you got […]

Harbored

Nov 4, 2019By Cathy Norman Peterson0 Comments

Harbored Serving the world without leaving the wharf by Cathy Norman Peterson | November 4, 2019 A row of buildings fronting the wharf at Boston Harbor hides the colossal cruise ship, as well as the water, though you can still [...]

Five for Friday: Kirk Franklin’s Boycott, Reformation Myths, Banned Names

Nov 1, 2019By Stan Friedman0 Comments

CHICAGO, IL (November 1, 2019) – Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos that Covenant News Service believes may be of interest to others. Each Friday we post five of them. Following is a sample of those […]

Shalom Colombia

Nov 1, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Shalom Colombia How young peacemakers are leading efforts to transform their communities by David Husby | November 1, 2019 The municipality of El Bagre, Colombia, is representative of the decades of conflict and violence in that country. Covenant missionary Julio [...]