Memorial Service Wednesday for Elsie Stone Satterblom

BATAVIA, IL (April 12, 2010) – A memorial service will be conducted for Elsie (Heinemann) Stone Satterblom, 96, at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Ahlstrand Chapel at The Holmstad, a Covenant retirement community. Burial will be private.

Memorial Service Wednesday for Pam (Anderson) Rohler

CHETEK, WI (April 12, 2010) – A memorial service for Pam (Anderson) Rohler, 61, wife of Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Philip Rohler, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Chetek Lutheran Church.

Boarding School for Rescued Teen Prostitutes Now Operating

OAKLAND, CA (April 8, 2010) – New Day for Children, a new faith-based organization started by members of Oakland Covenant Church to rescue teens from prostitution, has begun working with its first resident, says Executive Director Jon Blankmeyer.

Congo Worship Photos

BOKONZO, CONGO (April 7, 2010) – Palm Sunday and Easter are festive worship occasions in churches throughout Congo. Following are scenes from events in Bokonzo.

Perfect Timing for Viewing of ‘Rain’ Video

EAST GREENWICH, RI (April 6, 2010) – Christ Church Pastor Lyle Mook made certain to point out to his congregation that the video being shown right before his Easter message had been filmed long before Sunday.

Record Flooding Takes Toll on Congregation’s Families

EAST GREENWICH, RI (April 6, 2010) – The homes of at least “a couple hundred” people and half the staff at Christ Church experienced some level of flooding due to record-breaking rains that have recently deluged the area.

Funds for South Sudan Relief Limited, But Effective

SOUTH SUDAN (April 6, 2010) – In a region where abject poverty is the norm and worsened by an ongoing drought, the Covenant Church of Sudan and Ethiopia (ECCS) is feeding some of the most marginalized people.