Tammy Swanson-Draheim has been nominated to a second term as president of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
The Presidential Nominating Committee (PNC) met on October 12, 2025, and voted unanimously to nominate Swanson-Draheim. The 27-member PNC is composed of representatives of regional conferences, a cross-section of Covenant Executive Board members, and representatives from Covenant ethnic associations and each of the affiliated boards that are elected by the Covenant Annual Meeting (Ordered Ministry, North Park University, Covenant Ministries of Benevolence, and Pension/Benefits).
“Tammy has done an exceptional job in her first term, beginning with her call to prayer. Prayer continues to be the foundation, along with an intentional dependence on the Holy Spirit, which guides the future of our Covenant movement,” said Will Davidson, chair of the PNC. “During her first term, she led an important re-organization and filled all of the open leadership positions with gifted individuals. Another major initiative became reality when Gather 2025 welcomed Covenant partners across the globe. The Presidential Nominating Committee is thrilled that Tammy has accepted a nomination for a second term, and we look forward to what God will do in the next four years.”
Swanson-Draheim was elected to the role in 2022. She is the first woman, and, since losing her husband, Kelly Draheim, in 2020, also the first single person to serve as president in the denomination’s 140-year history. Previously she served as superintendent of the Midwest Conference; senior pastor of First Covenant Church in Mason City, Iowa; chaplain at Covenant Home in Chicago; and in various roles at Crossroads Covenant Church in Concord, California.
“I am thankful for the care and discernment of the Presidential Nominating Committee and remain deeply reliant on God’s guidance,” Swanson-Draheim said. “It is a gift to serve the Covenant Church, and I look forward to the prayerful discernment of our shared life at the Annual Meeting.”
The Constitution and Bylaws call for the Presidential Nominating Committee to recommend one candidate to stand for election at the Annual Meeting, which will take place June 25–27 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Additional nominations from delegates may be submitted from the floor.
Swanson-Draheim has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University Fullerton, a master’s of management from North Park University, and a master’s of divinity from North Park Theological Seminary. She was ordained to Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Covenant Church in 2005.
