The Covenant Companion

125th Anniversary Celebration Plans Nearing Completion

ST. PAUL, MN (June 22, 2010) – Materials and advance staff began arriving yesterday and today to wrap up final details in preparation for this week’s 125th anniversary celebration as part of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church.

Pomeroy Photos

POMEROY, IA (June 18, 2010) – Following are additional photos from last Wednesday’s project to dismantle a grain auger for eventual shipment to Southeast Asia farmers.

Empty Baby Bottles Put to Good Use

EAST GREENWICH, RI (June 18, 2010) – The Baby Bottle Campaign that members of Christ Church are participating in symbolizes the involvement of both men and women in making responsible decisions about sexual behavior and pregnancies.

125th Annual Meeting Offers Service Project Opportunity

ST. PAUL, MN (June 18, 2010) – Those attending the 125th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church will have an opportunity to work together on Saturday morning next week in a project called Local Impact, a service project at an elementary school that serves a diverse and disadvantaged community.

Iowa Covenanters Donate Grain Auger to Asia Farmers

POMEROY, IA (June 18, 2010) – An agricultural operation run by a Christian businessman in Southeast Asia will get a large contribution thanks to members of the Pomeroy Covenant Church who dismantled a 57-foot grain auger on Wednesday.

International Guests to Join in ECC 125th Celebration

ST. PAUL, MN (June 17, 2010) – Since its founding 125 years ago, the Evangelical Covenant Church has emphasized spreading the gospel internationally. To honor that commitment and help celebrate the denomination’s landmark anniversary next week, Covenant leaders from around the world will participate in the celebration, which begins Thursday and concludes with the traditional ordination service Sunday morning.

Violence in Mexico Prompts World Mission Adjustment

CHICAGO, IL (June 16, 2010) – Escalating violence related to drug wars in the northern region of Mexico has led the Department of World Mission to scale back its work in that part of the country.

Doing the Impossible Keeps Gymnast Flipping Out

PAXTON, IL (June 15, 2010) – “I love being in the air,” says 14-year-old Garret Waterstradt. “It’s fun to do all the crazy stuff people think is impossible.”

Sessions to Focus on Covenant – Past and Future

ST. PAUL, MN (June 15, 2010) – What is this movement we call the Evangelical Covenant Church? And in what ways do the Covenant’s founding principles influence and shape our future?