Life Giving
Zaya Gilmer had been attending New Life Covenant Church in Palatine, Illinois, for just one month when
she noticed John Moon’s name on the prayer list in the bulletin. Diagnosed with renal failure at age twenty-six, John had been on the national registry for a kidney donation for three years. […]
4,000 Covenanters Run for Water
CHICAGO, IL (May 22, 2018) – This past weekend or in recent weeks more than 4,000 Covenanters ran the Global 6K to support Covenant Kids Congo powered by World Vision. Some 80 teams raised more than $332,000 to benefit the […]
Will Evangelicalism Die with Billy Graham?
American church historians trace the beginning of the evangelical movement to the early ministry of Billy Graham. His evangelistic crusades were transdenominational and open to anyone open to his proclamation of the gospel. […]
Israelis Celebrated Independence Day, Palestinians Lamented ‘The Catastrophe’
The week in Jerusalem and Bethlehem has been a study in contrasts as Israeli’s celebrate […]
MENA Committed to Partners in Peacemaking Amid Violence
BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK (May 18, 2018) – The violence that has erupted between Israel and Palestinians in recent weeks underscores the importance for the ECC to establish and strengthen partnerships with organizations committed to peacemaking, said Jeff Anderson, coordinator for […]
That’s Life
Life.Church pastor Craig Groeschel and ECC president Gary Walter recall the beginnings of a Covenant church plant in 1996 that has become the largest multi-site network in the U.S. Walter was director of church planting at the time, and Groeschel a twenty-eight-year-old associate pastor in Oklahoma City just finishing seminary. […]
NPTS Confers Honorary Doctorate on ECC President Walter
CHICAGO, IL (May 15, 2018) – North Park Theological Seminary conferred ECC president Gary Walter with an honorary doctorate of divinity on Saturday during graduation ceremonies. Walter is a 1979 graduate of the seminary. He served three churches, then as […]
REAL Multiethnic Ministry in City of Infamous Lynching
REAL stands for Relational, Evangelical, Authentic, Loving. Being real is much easier […]
A Gospel Opportunity
Every year I see something that reminds me of the divide. I call it the gospel bifurcation; people in American society use the word “gospel” in two distinct ways. […]
CovLink App Not Working
CHICAGO, IL (May 15, 2018) – We apologize that the CovLink app is not working and for any inconvenience this has caused. We have been working to fix the issues. We also are working through a lengthy process for updated […]
Puna Covenant Church to Shelter First Responders
PUNA, HI (May 15, 2018) – Puna Covenant Church will provide shelter and transportation for first responders addressing the crisis caused by the Kilauea volcano, which continues to open new fissures and spew rock and magma as part of an […]
Obituary: Janice (Hultman) Swanson
BATAVIA, IL (May 15, 2018) – Janice (Hultman) Swanson, widow of Covenant pastor and Midwest Conference superintendent Warren Swanson, died Friday, May 11. She was 93. Janice was born October 26, 1924, in Tonawanda, New York. She earned an associate’s […]