Beliefs

The Evangelical Covenant Church is a rapidly growing multi-ethnic denomination in the United States and Canada with ministries on five continents of the world. Founded in 1885 by Swedish immigrants, the ECC values the Bible as the word of God, the gift of God’s grace and ever-deepening spiritual life that comes through a faith with Jesus Christ, the importance of extending God’s love and compassion to a hurting world, and the strength that comes from unity within diversity

Six Core Affirmations of the Evangelical Covenant Church Denomination

1. We affirm the centrality of the word of God.

2. We affirm the necessity of the new birth.

3. We affirm a commitment to the whole mission of the church.

4. We affirm the church as a fellowship of believers.

5. We affirm a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit.

6. We affirm the reality of freedom in Christ.

Beliefs of Clay Center Covenant Church