News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

CLYDE, KS (August 6, 2010) – Gary Carlson, a member of the Brantford Evangelical Covenant Church, will serve as coordinator for the Midwest Conference’s partnership with Mountain Village Covenant Church in Alaska.

Covenant Leaders Honored – Past and Present

ST. PAUL, MN (June 25, 2010) – Former and current members of the Council of Administrators and Council of Superintendents who served between 1985 – the denomination’s centennial anniversary – and 2010 were honored during this morning’s business session.

21 Congregations Welcomed into ECC Membership

ST. PAUL, MN (June 25, 2010) – Delegates to the 125th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church welcomed 21 churches into membership, representing a cumulative average attendance of 2,796.

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.

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.

Story, Heart Tug Prompt Help for Freed Indian Slaves

OMAHA, NE (June 3, 2010) – A group of freed Indian slaves, who face eviction from land on which they have been living, soon may have a place to go thanks to the generosity of people responding to an email by a member of First Covenant Church who recently became aware of the situation.

Lanyon Pentecost Photos

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.

Pentecost Text Read in Unison – In 16 Languages

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.