OTTAWA, ONTARIO (June 2, 2010) – Five teenagers representing Evangelical Covenant Churches in Canada (ECCC) recently traveled here to learn from members of Parliament, journalists and religious leaders about effective advocacy on behalf of issues of compassion, mercy, and justice.
LANYON, IA (May 28, 2010) – It was an unusual Pentecost Sunday at Lanyon Covenant Church when the traditional text for the day was read in 16 languages. Following are additional photos from that special day.
LANYON, IA (May 28, 2010) – It was a beautiful cacophonous sound on Pentecost Sunday at Lanyon Covenant Church when the traditional text for the day was read in 16 languages – all at the same time – in this congregation that has an average worship service attendance of 70.
WHITEHALL, MI (May 27, 2010) – Tom Beeghly challenged the children attending the Whitehall Covenant Church Vacation Bible School to drink a glass of dirty water. He told them that people in other parts of the world have no choice but to drink such turbid water every day.
CHANDLER, AZ (May 26, 2010) – Until just several weeks ago, most members of Hope Covenant Church knew almost nothing about the epidemic of sex slavery in the Phoenix area, but the congregation is the first to be part of a fledgling Underground Church Network to help save the lives of young women and girls.
ROCKFORD, IL (May 25, 2010) – Allan and Cathy Barsema purchased a run-down building in a rough section of town and rehabilitated it so he could house his construction company offices there. They never imagined that someday the building would become Carpenter’s Place, where the lives of homeless people could be rebuilt.
NASHVILLE, TN (May 25, 2010) – The forecast called for a typical wet spring Tennessee weekend. Overcast, with some thunderstorms and maybe an inch or so of rain.
ALLISON PARK, PA (May 24, 2010) – Nearly all of the women attending Triennial XIII in Washington, D.C., plan to travel by planes, trains, and automobiles for the July gathering, but one group from Stoneridge Covenant Church will be bicycling for five days.
KANSAS CITY, MO (May 19, 2010) – Working with creation and honoring the creativity of local school children is helping City Church grow relationships with its neighbors.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (May 12, 2010) – The softball-size hail slamming into Paul Cunningham’s roof on Sunday “sounded like explosions,” he said.
