News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines
SAMMAMISH, WA (February 22, 2010) – The Sammamish Review begins its story on Covenanter Larry Larsen, “After dying four times in 10 days, Larry Larsen simply got up and walked out of the hospital.”
SAMMAMISH, WA (February 22, 2010) – The Sammamish Review begins its story on Covenanter Larry Larsen, “After dying four times in 10 days, Larry Larsen simply got up and walked out of the hospital.”
ST. PAUL, MN (February 19, 2010) – A song written by Ryan Daniel, the worship pastor at Gallery Covenant Church, has become one of the unofficial anthems for the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints.
DUNDEE, OR (February 17, 2010) – Nearly 120 people celebrated the first anniversary of the Dundee Covenant Church’s launch service on Sunday.
CHICAGO, IL (February 12, 2010) – Eric Bangeman wrote his master’s thesis on the 19th century Holiness Movement, looked forward to getting a Ph.D., and intended to teach church history. Becoming the managing editor of Ars Technica, an influential technology website, was not in the plans.
WASHINGTON, DC (February 8, 2010) – Former North Park University professor and Covenanter Robert Boncy, who led the school’s first mission trips to his native Haiti, is now helping coordinate the U.S. government’s recovery efforts in the decimated country, where he lost two relatives.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (February 8, 2010) – The Northwest Conference’s Founder’s Day worship service will be held at 6 p.m. February 21 at First Covenant Church. The evening’s theme is “Growing together in mercy,” and the service will have a special emphasis on responding with prayer and giving to the people of Haiti.
CHICAGO, IL (February 5, 2010) – Matt Kelly is riding his bicycle 18,000 miles from Alaska to the city considered the most southern in the world because he sat in front of his computer reading blogs one frosty January night.
MIAMI, FL (February 5, 2010) – A lot of churches will be hosting Super Bowl parties this Sunday, but members of Kingdom Covenant Ministries will be watching with special interest—Bobby McCray Jr., the New Orleans Saints defensive end (93), grew up attending the church.
PLANTATION, FL (February 3, 2010) – Covenant Village of Florida announced that Charles W. Johnson has been named the Covenant Retirement Community’s executive, and Judith I. Johnson (no relation) has been named its health care administrator.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (February 2, 2010) – Gordon “Gordy” Ahlquist first started playing organ during worship services for First Covenant Church when he was a teenager.
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