First Covenant Church of Worthington

CROMWELL, CT (May 18, 2012) – A memorial service will be conducted next Tuesday, May 22, for June Rask, widow of Evangelical Covenant Church pastor K. Ejnar Rask. She died Thursday morning at Pilgrim...

By Stan Friedman CHICAGO, IL (May 18, 2012) – The friends of Paul Koptak, professor of communications and biblical interpretation at North Park Theological Seminary, tease him that the name of the...

PORTLAND, OR (May 18, 2012) – Medical Teams International, a key partner of Covenant World Relief in places such as Haiti, Libya, and the Horn of Africa, is in urgent need of medical volunteers for...

CHICAGO, IL (May 18, 2012) – An interactive forum on Covenant Kids Congo (CKC) powered by World Vision will be webcast at 1:30 p.m. central time on May 25 on the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC)...

CHICAGO, IL (May 17, 2012) – This will be the last year for the Cornerstone Festival, organizers announced on Tuesday. The pioneering and still unique music and arts-oriented gathering has been a...

By Stan Friedman KNOXVILLE, TN (May 17, 2012) – Shannyn Stoffel volunteered at CHIC 2009 to make a difference in the lives of teenagers, never expecting she would help bridge a racial divide to a...

FORT COLLINS, CO (May 16, 2012) – Multiple changes in conference staffing and an increased commitment to planting churches were announced during the Midwest Conference Annual Meeting held at the...

By John Brooks CHICAGO (May 15, 2012) – An October groundbreaking will officially launch construction of a new science and community life center on the campus of North Park University, it was...

Historic Church Bought for $1 Through Craigslist MURDOCK, MN (May 15, 2012) – A grateful buyer purchased the 112-year-old Frank Lake Covenant Church building for one dollar after it was listed for...

CHICAGO, IL (May 14, 2012) – The deadline for the CHIC 2012 regular student registration rate of $590 has been extended to June 15. There will be no late student registration as June 15 is the...

KENT, WASHINGTON (May 14, 2012) – A memorial service was conducted May 6 for R. Marlys ( Challgren) Carlson, 86, widow of former Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Wally Carlson. She died May 5. She...

By Stan Friedman FARMINGTON HILLS, MI (March 11, 2012) – Many of the students who meet with elementary school counselor Susan Fitzsimonds come with the same problem – they are being bullied, are...

SANTA ANA, CA (May 11, 2012) – Newsong, an Evangelical Covenant Church, has agreed to purchase a historic arts building downtown. The church hasn’t decided on any specific plans for the building....

By Stan Friedman CHICAGO, IL (May 11, 2012) – Many Covenanters routinely share links to social media articles and videos with one another that Covenant News Service believes may be of interest to...

By Stan Friedman SCOTTS VALLEY, CA (May 10, 2012) – The 150 fifth graders from the Oakland Public School District exited the buses that had taken them to Mission Springs Camp and Conference Center...

NORTHBROOK, IL (May 10, 2012) – A funeral service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church missionary and pastor George Welch, 100, will be conducted in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday. He died...

Churches Celebrate Installation of New Pastor DRESDEN, KS (May 10, 2012) – Herndon Covenant Church cancelled its worship services on Sunday with congregants instead attending the installation of Roy...

GOLDEN VALLEY, MN (May 9, 2012) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Donald Pearson, 85, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday (tomorrow) at Salem Covenant Church in New...

CHICAGO, IL (May 8, 2012) – The early registration deadline has been extended for this year’s Annual Meeting June 21-24 in Irvine, California, providing additional opportunity for those planning to...