Covenant World Relief & Development works through local partners around the world to reduce human suffering for the most vulnerable people and support healthy communities.
Covenant World Relief & Development
Our Mission
The mission of Covenant World Relief & Development is to join God in loving, serving, and working in relationship together with the poor, oppressed, traumatized, and marginalized. The following values guide how we seek to carry out our mission and are particularly important in evaluating grant applications.
Representing the Kingdom
We seek to demonstrate the good news of Jesus Christ in word and deed. We believe the church is at its best when it holistically serves the most vulnerable—spiritually, physically, economically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally.
Working in Mutual Partnership
We partner with established local organizations, relying on their expertise, experience, and networks. We prioritize Covenant connected relationships.
Strengthening Local Communities
We affirm an asset-based relief and development model that prioritizes local resources—human, relational, material, and financial. The community and its leaders are equipped and empowered to carry out programs that are locally initiated and led. We work with, rather than for, the community.
Serving the Most Vulnerable
We love and serve the poor, the oppressed, the traumatized, and the marginalized. We do not prioritize or discriminate based on ethnicity, gender, religion, or age.
Transforming Individuals, Families, and Communities
We support comprehensive and sustainable development that leads to holistic transformation. We value the quality of impact more than the number of people impacted (depth over breadth).
Affirming Dignity
We believe that all people are made in God’s image and are worthy of being treated with dignity and respect.
Seeking Justice
We work to address the root causes of injustice through reconciliation, peacemaking, solidarity, and advocacy.
Initiatives
Disaster Relief
We work with local partners on the ground to respond to those in need during times of disaster around the world. Make a Difference>>
Clean Water Initiative
Through Project Blue, we help increase awareness of the need for clean water around the world and work to raise funds for global partners who are providing clean water and sanitation to more than 1 billion people without access. Provide Water >>
Refugee Response
We serve our refugee neighbors around the world who have had to leave their homes because of war, conflict, injustice, or natural disaster. Respond Today >>
Refugee Journey
The Refugee Journey is an opportunity for you and your church to experience what it is like to be forced from your home and become a refugee. Learn More >>
Our Stories
Congo Covenant Church President Duale Welcomed to Chicago
Rev. Theophile Duale Langba, president of the Covenant Church of Congo, visited the denominational offices and shared his gratitude for our long partnership in ministry.
Covenanters Working to Combat Hunger
For most people living a middle-class existence, hunger is a temporary condition—easily dispatched by a quick trip to the fridge, or if necessary, the grocery store. But for people in under-resourced communities, hunger is a burden that overshadows their everyday existence.
Ministering to Families Seeking Refuge
Serve Globally ministry partner Leonid Regheta talks with the Companion about Ukraine and his refugee resettlement ministry.
Call to Prayer and Fasting for Ukraine – Sunday, March 20
We invite churches and individuals across the Covenant to join in prayer for peace, protection, and relief for those who are suffering.
Covenanters Respond to Russian Attack on Ukraine
Since Russian forces began invading Ukraine in Europe’s largest attack since World War II, Covenanters across North America and around the world have been reading, listening, and watching news updates with grave concern.
Covenant World Relief & Development is Working with Ministry Partners in Haiti
Covenant World Relief and Development is working with partner organizations in Haiti to determine the best ways to provide assistance following the recent deadly 7.2-magnitude earthquake.
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