Multiethnic,
Intergenerational,
Missional
You’re invited to our growing mosaic of churches.
Multiethnic,
Intergenerational,
Missional
You’re invited to our growing mosaic of churches.
Mission & Vision
We join God in God’s mission to see more disciples among more populations in a more caring and just world.
The Evangelical Covenant Church envisions 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.
GATHER 2026
Join the whole family in Scottsdale.
Every Covenant church is entitled to send delegates to our Annual Meeting — the highest authority in our fellowship. Come to worship, discern, and be renewed together.
Stories & News
The Covenant Companion
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.
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.
Russell Jeung Honored with Irving C. Lambert Award for Urban Ministry
At the 141st Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church Russell Jeung was honored with the Irving C. Lambert Award for Excellence in Urban Ministry.
Fifty Years After Yes
Fifty years after ordaining women, the Covenant Church is still learning to make room for the gifts it has already affirmed.
The Priesthood of All Believers
From Pentecost to the present, the whole church — ordained and lay alike — carries the mission forward.
Celebrating Fifty Years of the Ordination of Women
A personal account of calling, belonging, and what it means to keep saying yes to Jesus.
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.
Resources
Events
Across the Evangelical Covenant Church, events join us together in corporate worship, challenge us through active learning experiences, equip us to grow, and build and strengthen relationships.
Give
Your gift will support our five mission priorities where needed most as we join God in making more disciples in a more caring and just world.
