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Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Housing Allowance

Apr 30, 2018By Stan Friedman2 Comments

GLENVIEW, IL (April 30, 2018) – The Church Alliance, a coalition of the chief executive officers of 38 denominational benefit programs, including the Covenant – has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Chicago), […]

Five for Friday: God-like Yo-Yo Ma, Too Many Men, Beating Impossible Odds

Apr 27, 2018By Stan Friedman1 Comment

CHICAGO, IL (April 27, 2018) – 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 […]

Companion Takes First Place Honors

Apr 26, 2018By Linda Sladkey4 Comments

Chicago, IL (April 26, 2018) — The Covenant Companion won first place, Best in Class in Denominational Magazine, in the Associated Church Press (ACP) competition last week. A total of twelve top awards, including four first place honors, were added to […]

Delgado Elected Board President of AETH

Apr 25, 2018By Stan Friedman1 Comment

In addition to serving as CHET president, Delgado has ministered […]

Delgado elegido presidente de la junta de la AETH

Apr 25, 2018By Stan Friedman1 Comment

Además de servir como presidente del CHET, Delgado ha ministrado en cuatro continentes […]

T.W. Anderson Nomination Deadline Is Monday

Apr 25, 2018By Staff Author0 Comments

Doug Lunde was the 2017 winner of the T.W. Anderson Award CHICAGO, IL (April 25, 2018) – The deadline for receiving nominations for the Theodore (T.W.) Anderson Award is Monday, April 30. The award is named in honor of the […]

Stories from Appalachia

Apr 25, 2018By Guest Author2 Comments

J.D. Vance’s much talked-about book has been on my reading list for a year now, and it was definitely worth the wait. I wanted to read Hillbilly Elegy primarily for two reasons. 1) It explores the challenges blue-collar America is facing in our post-industrial context, and as a woman from a blue-collar town in western New York, I felt drawn to this theme. […]

Obituary: Paul Sparrman

Apr 24, 2018By Staff Author6 Comments

GOLDEN VALLEY, MN (April 24, 2018) – Retired Covenant minister Paul Sparrman died Wednesday, April 18. He was 84. Paul was born February 23, 1934, in Jamestown, New York, to Ernest and Ruth Sparrman. He earned his associate’s degree at […]

Obituary: Robert Peterson

Apr 24, 2018By Staff Author1 Comment

NORTHBROOK, IL (April 24, 2018) – Retired Covenant missionary Robert Peterson, who served in Congo for nearly 40 years, died Sunday. He was 92. Bob was born on December 21, 1925, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He earned an associate’s degree […]

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