MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 22, 2018) – President Gary Walter took time during his report to the 133rdAnnual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church to express support for Hispanic members of the denomination. After asking delegates from predominantly Hispanic congregations to stand, […]
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Delegates Vote Down Discussion on Sexuality
After intense debate, delegates to the 133rd Annual Meeting […]
Candidates for Ordination, Consecration Approved 2018
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 22, 2018)—Delegates to the 133rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church approved the following candidates for Ordination to Word and Sacrament, Ordination to Word and Service, finalization of transfer of ordination, as well as consecration to […]
Sixteen Churches Welcomed into Membership
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 22, 2018) – Sixteen new churches from five conferences were welcomed into membership this morning at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church. EAST COAST CONFERENCE Church of the Resurrection East Harlem, New York Pastor: […]
14 ECC Churches Removed from Roster
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 22, 2018) – Fourteen churches from six conferences were removed from denominational membership this morning during the 133rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church. ALASKA CONFERENCE The River Covenant in Kenai, Alaska The church joined the […]
Delegates Blessed by Opportunity to Pray Over Names
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 22, 2018) – The first meeting of the 133rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church began with delegates praying over the names of 34,661 people whose names were collected earlier this year as part of the BLESS […]
Walter: Live Lives of Humble Greatness
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 21, 2018) – In his sermon during the opening worship service of the denomination’s 133rd Annual Meeting president Gary Walter exhorted delegates to live three forms of biblical greatness—obedient, humble, and serving others. Walter noted that Jesus […]
Spooner, Owens Honored for Influential Leadership
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 21, 2018) — Harold Spooner and Robert Owens, two retiring ECC leaders who have helped guide the denomination to be more multiethnic and expand its commitment to ministries of justice, were honored during the opening worship service […]
Voices: Pastor Fled Assassination Threats, Now Separated from Family
By Abraham Bejarano NORTHRIDGE, CA (June 20, 2018) – For the past five months, the wife and two small children of Venezuelan pastor Adriel Tirado have lived with me while he remains incarcerated in a detention center in Georgia. He […]
Church Spotlight: Incarnational Ministry
Before he even moved into the area, Darryl Answer joined the Ivanhoe neighborhood association in Kansas City, Missouri. He wanted to get to know the community where he and his wife, Stephanie, were planning to start a church.
Covenanters Express Opinions on Border Policy
Covenanters are responding to the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” […]
CRC to Sponsor Gather Webcasts
The entirety of the 133rd Annual Meeting of The ECC will be webcast live […]