5 Minutes with Salim Munayer: Building Bridges to Peace
Salim Munayer was born in Lod, Israel. A Palestinian Christian and an Israeli citizen, he is passionate about reconciliation, or musalaha in Arabic. In 1990, Salim founded the nonprofit organization Musalaha to promote and facilitate reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians […]
Five for Friday: A Search for Kindness, Preaching at ‘The Bean,’ 533 New Words
CHICAGO, IL (September 27, 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 submissions—their inclusion does […]
The Mothership
I have been a reluctant church goer for much of my life. […]
A Clear and Present Danger
She says that while climate change doesn’t cause poverty, it accelerates and intensifies […]
A Place for James
A Place for James Navigating Church with Special Needs by Vicki Newendorp | September 20, 2019 My son James was born 13 years ago on a hot July morning. When he was placed into my waiting arms, white striped knit [...]
Five for Friday: Grandmaster Diet, Hating the Border Patrol, Sandy Hook PSA
CHICAGO, IL (September 20, 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 […]
After Fire, Church Worships in Sanctuary Again
STILLMAN VALLEY, IL (September 18, 2019) – Rick Lindholtz, pastor of Stillman Valley Covenant Church, says he is grateful for the way the community offered assistance during the four months the congregation was unable to meet in their sanctuary. A […]
Covenant Conference to Focus on Justice System
ENGLEWOOD, NJ (Sept 16, 2019) – Metro Community Church will host the Covenant Justice Coalition Conference October 18-19 with the theme, “‘The Presumption of Guilt’: The Church’s Response to an Unjust Criminal System.” “We will focus on the pervasive pain […]
Church Spotlight: Sending and Serving in Village Churches
Mountain Village Covenant Church Mountain Village, Alaska Membership: 66 Established: 1919 On the banks of the Yukon River sits the Yup’ik village of Mountain Village, Alaska. Accessible only by plane or boat, or by snow machine in the winter months, [...]
An Oregonian Lament
Despite living in Portland, I do not consider myself a true Oregonian. This is partially because I understand our history, and I’ll likely never truly feel at home in a state intentionally founded to exclude black people. But also Oregon […]
Five for Friday: Cycling Through Cemeteries, ‘Slave’ or ‘Enslaved,’ School Bus Tiny Homes
CHICAGO, IL (September 13, 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 […]
What Goes Around Comes Around for Covenant Church
MOUNTAIN RANCH, CA (September 13, 2019) – The community of Mountain Ranch returned a $10,000 favor to San Andreas Community Covenant Church. The town’s baseball field was destroyed during the massive Butte Fire in 2015 when the Fed-eral Emergency Management […]