Our Affiliation

About the Evangelical Covenant Church

With its roots in the Protestant Reformation and the home Bible study movement in Sweden, the Evangelical Covenant is a growing denomination that adheres to the affirmation of historical Christianity regarding the Bible as the Word of God and the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine, and conduct. The Covenant Church believes the following:

1. The centrality of the Word of God (II Timothy 3:16)
2. The necessity of the new birth in Christ (John 3:3, 14:6)
3. The church as a fellowship of believers (I Corinthians 12:12-13)
4. A conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:25)
5. The reality of freedom in Christ (John 8:31-32, Galatians 5:1)

What makes the Covenant unique from other denominations is the fact that while it strongly affirms the clear teaching of the Word of God, it allows the believers the personal freedom to have varying interpretations on issues that are not clearly presented in the Bible.

Find out more information at http://www.covchurch.org/

Evangelical Covenant Church Background...

The Evangelical Covenant Church may be the biggest church you have never heard of.

• -The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) consists of more than 750 congregations in the United States and Canada with ministries on 5 continents.
• -The ECC was founded in 1885 by Swedish immigrants and is now one of the most rapidly growing denominations in North America. It's back-round is typically Lutheran in theology, but are now broadly evangelical.
• -Headquarters are located in Chicago, Ill.
• -The church operates North Park University, North Park Theological Seminary and the Swedish Covenant Hospital. In addition to related bible colleges in Alaska and California, church properties include elderly care facilities and campgrounds for Christian youth.
• -The church is divided into ten regional conferences. Cornerstone Covenant Church of La Quinta belongs to the Pacific Southwest Conference.
• -As of 2006, membership was 114,283 in 783 congregations in the United States and an estimated 1500 members in 22 congregations in Canada.
• -The denomination also has on-going mission work in 23 countries worldwide.
• -The EC has a worldwide membership of almost 278,000
• -Notable members of the ECC include missionary Doctor Paul Carlson, martyred in 1964; Mike Holmgren, President of the Cleveland

-Browns and former head coach of both the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers; artist Warner Sallman; musician Lincoln Brewster and Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund among others. Website for the ECC is: www.covchurch.org.