… a denomination of more than 750 churches across North America.  It was founded by Swedish immigrants in 1885 as a voluntary fellowship of churches committed to working together to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.

 

Covenant Churches are:

  • Biblical
  • Devotional
  • Missional
  • Connectional
   
 

Covenant Churches Affirm:

  1. The Centrality of the Scriptures, the Old and New Testaments, as the authoritative Word of God and the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine, and conduct.  We believe it is essential to the life of the church that it be a company of people who want, above all else, to be shaped by the powerful and living Word of God.  The alternative is clear.  Not to be shaped by the Word of God is to be shaped by the world.
  2. The Necessity of the New Birth, for entrance into God’s Kingdom, and the importance of continuing growth in Jesus Christ for sound spiritual health.  Jesus said, “Unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).  “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31-32).
  3. The Church as the Fellowship of Believers, characterized by mutual participation in and sharing of the new life made available by confession of personal faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.  The church is open to all believers regardless of class or race or wealth or prestige.  Uniformity in creedal details is not expected.  What is required is that one be “born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3). 
  4. The Ministry of the Holy Spirit, who with the Father and the Son calls the church into being, empowers its witness, guides its mission, and supplies the gifts needed by the church and its members to exalt Christ.
  5. The Reality of Freedom in Christ, who delivers us from the power of sin and moves us by his grace into a whole new experience of obedience and life.  This freedom creates an church climate which allows for differences of opinion in matters of interpretation, doctrine, and practice within the context of biblical guidelines and historical Christianity.  Such freedom is to be distinguished from the individualism that disregards the centrality of the Word of God and the mutual responsibilities and disciplines of the spiritual community.  (Preamble to the Covenant Constitution).
   
 

For more information about the Evangelical Covenant Church, visit www.covchurch.org