Welcome

The Midwest Conference office is a regional office for The Evangelical Covenant Church. The main office, located in Omaha, NE, is one of three hubs in our conference.  Our staff includes Superintendent Ken Carlson (also Coordinator for Iowa and Nebraska Hub Ministries), Associate Superintendent Dave Benedict (also Director of Congregational Vitality and Coordinator for Kansas and Missouri Hub Ministries), office located in Lenexa, KS, and Associate Superintendent Rick Mylander (also Director of Church Planting and Coordinator for Western Hub Ministries, office located in Castle Rock, CO. 

We consist of 84 churches and 2 fellowship groups located in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. 

Our primary focus being the new life in Jesus Christ, the Midwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church exists to encourage and support each member church in its mission to bring people into a personal relationship with Christ, develop ministries for life-long spiritual growth in discipleship, and plant other churches of like spirit.

Read our conference newsletter, The Midwest Messenger, which is published three times per year (click on "conference news" then on "publications") and learn of activities, events or stories happening in and around our region.

 

Today's Scripture

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyful songs. 

Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his, we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.  For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

 

Psalm 100:2 

 

 

Go to "Conference News" for a view of all stories or click below for individual news stories

Remain up-to-date with events and people in the Midwest Conference.  Current stories:

Kansas Church Creates a "First" With Pastoral Call

Are you Ready for Some Football?  Or Just Talk?

Memorial Service Friday for Paul Westburg

Veterans Memorial Honors Church Members Who Served

New Covenant Midwinter Scholarship Announced

Kansas Congregation Takes "Church" to the People

Covenant Conferences Partner With Alaskan Churches

Midwest Conference Annual Meeting 2009

Midwest Conference Annual Meeting 2008

CHIC 2009 Website Now Active

A four-day international spiritual adventure for women!

Sustaining Pastoral Excellence

August 2008 - Pastoral Compensation Report Update

2008 report prepared by Dean A. Lundgren, The Evangelical Covenant Church.  Our goal is to develop and disseminate minimum salary guidelines and to encourage churches to improve compensation where warranted.  Click here to view report.

SANCTUARY MINISTRY

Sanctuary is a non-reporting ministry of care and support for pastors and their (spouses) families.  Sanctuary ministers offer a confidential ear, are available to meet by phone or in person, provide a sounding board in the midst of crises.  Click here to read more about this ministry.

Routine Tasks for Midwest Conference Churches

Click here for a list of tasks required of conference churches.