Evangelical Covenant Church
Seattle’s Quest Church leaves ECC as church affirms LGBTQ Christians
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 5, 2023
(RNS) — The Seattle megachurch’s move to disaffiliate from the denomination comes as the ECC was prepared to vote this summer on expelling Quest and Awaken Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, over the churches' support for LGBTQ Christians.
At Boston-area church, a theology lab tackles complex topics with humility, curiosity
By Bob Smietana — January 19, 2023
(RNS) — In recent years, Highrock Church has held a series of conversations about topics such as Black theology and American evangelicalism — hoping to model conversations where people with differing points of view can listen to one another.
For a small Chicago church, closing down was an act of faith
By Bob Smietana — August 30, 2022
(RNS) — There is no way to resurrection without experiencing death, the Rev. Amanda Olson told her congregation on Sunday. Her church, Grace Covenant Church in Chicago, closed this week.
Evangelical Covenant Church joins list of Protestant denominations rebuking Doctrine of Discovery
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 29, 2021
(RNS) — While the Evangelical Covenant Church has been working on its resolution for the past five years, its action came the day after the Cowessess First Nation announced it had found indications of at least 751 unmarked graves near the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan.
We can’t cancel ‘white Jesus,’ but we can keep telling our church’s story
By Paul Robinson — June 29, 2020
(RNS) — Today the Evangelical Covenant Church that commissioned Warner Sallman's portrait of Christ is creating art that reflects the beauty and diversity of God’s Kingdom.
During pandemic, small and aging churches face obstacles to adapt
By Alejandra Molina — April 6, 2020
(RNS) — With social-distancing guidelines in place to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, small churches with less income and older parishioners may struggle with declining weekly tithes and adapting to virtual services.
Snowstorm didn’t stop this Alaska church from hosting drive-in worship service
By Alejandra Molina — March 26, 2020
(RNS) — A pastor in Alaska donned a parka, cleaned hymnals with Clorox wipes and held church in the snow this week.
Evangelical group hoped to shut down debate on gays. That may not be possible.
By Yonat Shimron — July 2, 2019
(RNS) — First Covenant Church Minneapolis is not alone in extending full rights to LGBTQ members. Less than 10 miles away in neighboring St. Paul, another Covenant church takes a similar stand.
Evangelical denomination expels entire congregation over LGBT policy
By Yonat Shimron — June 28, 2019
(RNS) — The Evangelical Covenant Church's vote to expel the First Covenant Church, a prominent and historic Minneapolis congregation, for being "out of harmony on human sexuality," took place at the denomination’s annual meeting in Omaha on Friday (June 27).
Why I sacrificed my chaplain’s job and my reputation to marry a same-sex couple
By Judy Peterson — March 6, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — Even as a 48-year-old, heterosexual, married, white, privileged and resourced evangelical, I've found that 'coming out' in full support of the LGBTQ+ community has been a brutal experience.
Evangelical chaplain’s suspension intensifies denomination’s gay marriage debate
By Adelle M. Banks — January 11, 2018
(RNS) — She is not the only Evangelical Covenant Church pastor who faces disciplinary action for taking part in the nuptials of gay couples or affirming them in other ways.
Evangelicals pull support for Portland church over LGBT stance
By Kevin Eckstrom — February 17, 2015
(RNS) The Evangelical Covenant Church bills itself as "evangelical, but not exclusive; biblical, but not doctrinaire; traditional, but not rigid."
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