Advocates for Covenant Clergy Women
The Advocates for Covenant Clergy Women (ACCW) is a subset of the Covenant Ministerium that works to help women clergy fully live into their calls. The women and men of ACCW work in advocacy, education, resources, and fellowship to move toward a stronger and more egalitarian minsterium. ACCW meets at conference and national Covenant gatherings.
Women clergy are found in increasing numbers in the Evangelical Covenant Church. As of 2012, there are 370 credentialed women (26% of 1783) and 62 women serving as senior or co-pastor (9% of 754).
At the 2012 Annual Meeting, we celebrated three women who received awards through the ACCW. For more on each of the winners, please download the information sheet here.
Involvement
If you are a Covenant clergy person or a student preparing for Covenant ministry, ACCW invites you get involved. Read more…
Award Program
Our annual awards program recognizes contributions to women in ministry. There are six different bi-annual awards and three are awarded each year at the ECC’s Annual Meeting. Read more…
Timeline
Our timeline of events, people, and decisions is an endeavor to keep track of the unfolding history of women in professional ministry in the Evangelical Covenant Church. Read more…
Constitution
The governance of the ACCW is determined by the our constitution. The constitution was produced in 1998, revised in 2007, and then extensively rewritten and passed in 2010 to move to a representative board made up of liaisons. The Constitution was revised in 2012 and is available for download. Download now…
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