The Evangelical Covenant Church
We are in this
together.
Multiethnic, intergenerational, and missional — you’re invited into a growing mosaic of churches joining God in God’s mission across the street and around the world.
"We join God in God's mission to see more disciples among more populations in a more caring and just world."
Vision for Renewal →Our Vision
Living into the kingdom of God.
We envision living into the kingdom of God through the prayerful, intergenerational, multiethnic, growing movement of churches served by women and men striving to follow in the way of Jesus by loving others as Jesus loves us.
For Pastors & Leaders
We strengthen the community of vocational ministers through advocacy, endorsement, credentialing, care, and formation.
For Churches
We start, empower, and equip churches to grow as communities of disciples who make disciples, fostering justice and compassion to uplift and serve those around them.
Global Mission
We join the global Church through global partnerships and sending global personnel to engage in God's mission across cultures and around the world.
UNITE 2027
Belong. Be Sent. Take Heart.
Unite is the triennial youth conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church — a formative gathering that invites students into deeper faith, shared life, and God’s work in the world.
Covenant Companion
Stories & News
As the denominational magazine of the Evangelical Covenant Church, The Covenant Companion shares stories and voices that connect, inform, and inspire readers to engage with the mission of the Covenant Church.
The Life of a PastorGirl
A pastor who was warned that ministry would “eat her up and spit her out” writes, twenty-five years later, about the God who was faithful throughout her journey.
North Park Theological Seminary Receives $8 Million Grant to Launch One Covenant Community
One Covenant Community is a five-year effort to strengthen pastoral leadership across the Covenant, and North Park has three open positions to support the work.
Show Up
For ten years, North Park University campus pastor Terence Gadsden has been building a culture of belonging—one 5 a.m. practice at a time. This spring, students noticed.
Am I Called?
A church-conference altar call led to years of burnout before this editor found a different definition of calling.
Gather 2026: The Work of One Another
Last week, delegates gathered to mark fifty years of ordaining women, share stories of God’s faithfulness, welcome new churches, and ordain and commission new ministers.
Christine Cikanek Honored for Outstanding Lay Ministry
Christine “Chris” Cikanek of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Princeton, Illinois, received the Theodore W. Anderson Award for outstanding lay ministry at the 141st Annual Meeting.
A Spirit-led Call to New Life and Reimagined Ministry Across the Covenant
Vision for Renewal
A future of renewal, not retreat.
In a time when many churches are closing, the Covenant is planting. In a time of pastoral burnout, we are investing. God is drawing churches into deeper faith and reimagined ministry — and you’re invited into this movement.
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