Covenant World Relief and Development, a ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church, is working with partners to provide relief assistance for refugees and internally displaced people who have been the target of what international observers have called ethnic cleansing in […]
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99 Ordained in First-Ever Covenant Virtual Ordination
The first-ever virtual Evangelical Covenant Church Service of Ordination, Commissioning, and Consecration was held Saturday evening for 99 candidates who took holy orders.
Benevolence Board to Submit Plan for Distributing Hospital Funds
Delegates to the 135th Annual Meeting passed a motion requesting that the Board of Benevolence present a plan at the 2022 or 2023 Annual Meeting for use of funds from the sale of Swedish Covenant Hospital.
Delegates Affirm Resolution to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery
Delegates to the 135th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church Annual Meeting voted overwhelmingly to approve the Resolution to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery brought forth by the Christian Action Commission.
Finances Better Than Expected in 2020
Steve Klimkowski, chief financial officer of the Evangelical Covenant Church, told delegates to the 2021 Annual Meeting the denomination did better financially than expected during the Covid-19 pandemic yet still sustained a significant budget deficit.
Delegates Approve $17.6 Million Budget
Delegates to the 135th Annual Meeting today approved a 2022 budget of $17.58 million.
Delegates Approve Resolution of Sympathy
Delegates to the 135th Annual Meeting today approved a Resolution of Sympathy in remembrance of pastors, pastors’ spouses, and missionaries whose deaths have been reported since the 2019 Annual Meeting.
17 Churches Removed from the Roster
Delegates voted to approve the voluntary removal of 17 churches from the roster of churches at the 135th Annual Meeting today.
Michelle Clifton-Soderstrom Receives 2021 Irving Lambert Award
The 135th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church honored Michelle Clifton-Soderstrom, dean of faculty at North Park Theological Seminary, with the 2021 Irving C. Lambert Award for educational innovation and her commitment to growing a “beloved community.”
Covenant Living to Add 18th Community
Covenant Living Communities and Services announced it has entered into an affiliation agreement with Three Crowns Park, a seven-acre, single-site senior living community in Evanston, Illinois. Under the agreement, Covenant Living will assume overall management and operations of Three Crowns […]
TW Anderson Award 2021 Goes to Romeo Gonzalez
For his broad and long-term ministry, Romeo Gonzalez was presented with the 2021 T.W. Anderson Award at the Covenant’s 135th Annual Meeting today.
Nancy Karlson Receives 2020 TW Anderson Award
Nancy Karlson received the 2020 T.W. Anderson Award at the 135th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church today for her volunteer service in leading Covenant congregations.