News Releases

CHICAGO, IL (September 4, 2019) – The Nils W. Lund lectures will be presented September 25-26 in Isaacson Chapel at North Park Theological Seminary. They will be followed by the seminary’s annual symposium, which will focus on “Holy Land: Biblical Perspectives and Contemporary Conflicts,” September 26-28. Dr. K. Lawson Younger, Jr., professor of Old Testament,…

CHICAGO, IL (September 5, 2019) – Covenant World Relief is partnering with Medical Teams International in the Bahamas to provide disaster health kits. The kits contain antiseptic wipes, soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste, and other essential items to support individuals in a shelter for a week. Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas as a Category 5…

ANCHORAGE, AK (September 3, 2019) — The Alaska Conference of the ECC is asking Covenanters to join them on September 9 in a “Day of Prayer and Fasting for Life.” The purpose is to focus on praying “for deliverance from the peril of suicide in our communities and for healing from the pain of those…

  CHICAGO, IL (August 28, 2019) – Dates have been changed for the Midwinter Conference, Legacy Children’s Worker Connection, and Youth Workers Connection. The new dates are: -Midwinter: January 27 – January 31 -Youth Worker Connection: January 24-27 -Legacy Children’s Worker Connection: January 24-27 The meetings will be held at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in…

GRANITE BAY, CA (August 19, 2019) – Registration is open for the Thrive 2020 leadership conference sponsored by Bayside Church, an ECC congregation. The conference will be held April 30–May 1, 2020, at the Granite Bay campus of the multi-campus church. The annual event features plenary sessions as well as numerous breakout workshops led by…

For English translation, click here. CHICAGO (Agosto 8, 2019). La Iglesia del Pacto Evangélico está conmovida por la pérdida de 31 vidas en este pasado fin de semana durante los tiroteos masivos en el Paso, Texas y Dayton, Ohio. Lamentamos la diaria pérdida de vidas humanas debido a la violencia de armas en las calles…

Para Español, haz clic aquí. CHICAGO (Aug. 8, 2019)—The Evangelical Covenant Church is heartbroken at the loss of 31 lives during this past weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. We grieve the daily loss of life due to gun violence in our nation’s streets and neighborhoods. Yet we recognize that offering…

CHICAGO, IL (August 6, 2019)—At the 134th Annual Meeting in June, delegates voted to affirm the decision to close the Covenant Pension Plan (CPP) to new participants after December 31, 2019. (See video link here and FAQs on the proposal here.) As part of this plan reorganization, new ministerial credentials (after December 31, 2019) will…

Directions to the State Theater via Skyway from the Marriott Take Street Level Elevators to the 2nd Level:  2SKYWAY2 Turn left to leave the Marriott (be sure to have your hotel key for re-entry) After the Marriott sign on the pillar, take the first right over the 7th Street Bridge to the Radisson Blu (begin…

CHICAGO (July 10, 2019)—The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) is deeply concerned and grieved to learn of allegations of abuse against minors at Christian Academy in Japan (CAJ) and is partnering with other mission organizations to co-sponsor an independent investigation. Staff serving with the Serve Globally mission priority of the ECC in Japan, as well as…

OMAHA, NE (June 27, 2019) – It was fitting that Ed and Lynda Delgado stood together as they received separate Irving C. Lambert Awards last Friday during the opening dinner of the 134th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church. The award honors the recipient’s commitment to urban ministry. The couple, who first met in…

July 3, 2019 Dear Friends and Family in the Evangelical Covenant Church, We write today with a sad heart in the wake of the difficult decisions we made last week at the 134th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church. As you may have already heard, First Covenant Church of Minneapolis was dismissed from the…