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We are members of the Evangelical Covenant Church of America. The Evangelical
Covenant Church is a rapidly growing multi-ethnic denomination in the United States
and Canada with ministries on five continents of the world. Founded in 1885 by
Swedish immigrants, the Evangelical Covenant Church values the Bible as the Word of
God, the gift of God’s grace and ever deepening spiritual life that comes through faith in
Jesus Christ, the importance of extending God’s love and compassion to a hurting world
and the strength that comes from unity within diversity. Click here for more information
about church history and affirmations.
The Evangelical Covenant Church of America has always been more of a life movement
than a doctrinal movement. It takes its place among the non-confessional churches of
the Protestant Reformation. Affirmations like the following are not to be taken as creedal
statements. They are rather to be understood as true and valid descriptions of what our
church believes and cherishes as we continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of
God. Our creed is the Bible itself and therefore, all the following affirmations are subject
to the authority of the Word of God alone. We do value the historic confessions of the
Christian Church, particularly the Apostles’ Creed, but at the same time emphasize the
sovereignty of the Word over all creedal interpretations.
We are also an "evangelical" church which emerged during the spiritual awakenings in
Europe and America during the nineteenth century. Evangelicals have been
characterized by a number of significant emphases: (1) a strong insistence on biblical
authority; (2) the absolute necessity of the new birth; (3) Christ's mandate to evangelize
the world; (4) the continuing need for education and training in the Christian context;
and (5) the inescapable responsibility for the advancement of social justice. The text
that was expounded at the birth of the Covenant in 1885 sums up our relationship with
other churches and movements; "I am a companion of all who fear Thee." (Psalm 119:
63.
Covenant Church is a rapidly growing multi-ethnic denomination in the United States
and Canada with ministries on five continents of the world. Founded in 1885 by
Swedish immigrants, the Evangelical Covenant Church values the Bible as the Word of
God, the gift of God’s grace and ever deepening spiritual life that comes through faith in
Jesus Christ, the importance of extending God’s love and compassion to a hurting world
and the strength that comes from unity within diversity. Click here for more information
about church history and affirmations.
The Evangelical Covenant Church of America has always been more of a life movement
than a doctrinal movement. It takes its place among the non-confessional churches of
the Protestant Reformation. Affirmations like the following are not to be taken as creedal
statements. They are rather to be understood as true and valid descriptions of what our
church believes and cherishes as we continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of
God. Our creed is the Bible itself and therefore, all the following affirmations are subject
to the authority of the Word of God alone. We do value the historic confessions of the
Christian Church, particularly the Apostles’ Creed, but at the same time emphasize the
sovereignty of the Word over all creedal interpretations.
We are also an "evangelical" church which emerged during the spiritual awakenings in
Europe and America during the nineteenth century. Evangelicals have been
characterized by a number of significant emphases: (1) a strong insistence on biblical
authority; (2) the absolute necessity of the new birth; (3) Christ's mandate to evangelize
the world; (4) the continuing need for education and training in the Christian context;
and (5) the inescapable responsibility for the advancement of social justice. The text
that was expounded at the birth of the Covenant in 1885 sums up our relationship with
other churches and movements; "I am a companion of all who fear Thee." (Psalm 119:
63.
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