Once again, the MWC Ministerial Association is sponsoring both an eastern and western fall retreat to make it easier for everyone to attend. All active and retired pastors, chaplains, staff members, and spouses are invited and encouraged to attend one or both of our retreats and enjoy a time of worship, inspiration and fellowship. Please register by September 21st for the appropriate retreat(s) using the attached form, and mail to the address provided. (Please note that those retired from active [...]
The Midwest Conference began a partnership with Mountain Village Covenant Church, Mountain Village, Alaska, in 2009 by sending two teams there to erect a warm place where villagers could work on snowmobiles during long winters. Team members constructed a 20×20 garage-type building for the church.
On Sunday, May 22, Applewood Community Church, an Evangelical Covenant Church, in Golden, Colorado, held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of our building expansion. After a couple of years of discussions and several different plans, we finally discovered what makes us who we are – our DNA, as Pastor Guy likes to say. We realized that we’re a family and we want the adults and kids in the same building. Although a separate building might be easier, it [...]
Story from the Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, IA SLOAN, IA — After breaking 16 bones in his right leg and suffering internal injuries to his liver and spleen, Trent Baker seriously wondered if he’d ever wrestle again. Link to this story of a young man from the Evangelical Covenant Church of Sloan, Iowa. Read more here…
CHICAGO, IL (January 15, 2011) – Tammy K. Swanson-Draheim has been recommended to replace Ken Carlson as superintendent of the Midwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) when Carlson retires this year. Swanson-Draheim currently serves as lead pastor of First Covenant Church in Mason City, Iowa, and has been deeply involved in conference and denominational ministries over the years. She will stand for election during the Midwest Conference Annual Meeting in April. If approved, she will be installed during [...]
Living conditions for pastors and church members in rural Alaska could significantly improve thanks to new partnerships with Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) conferences. The conferences in the lower 48 states are each partnering with at least one church and will offer financial support, prayer and encouragement. Rodney Sawyer, field director for the ECC of Alaska says that villages often are geographically isolated and suffer unemployment rates that can reach 80 percent. Many villagers must live off the land, hunting and [...]
The 2011 Midwest Conference Ministry Celebration will be held April 15-16, and will be hosted by First Covenant Church of Omaha, Nebraska. Activities include: celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Midwest Conference bidding farewell to Superintendent Ken and Nancy Carlson for 24 years of ministry to the conference (16 as superintendent) electing a new conference superintendent A complete schedule and registration form are available below. Registration Info (download pdf here) Invitation Save the Date (download pdf here)
Make plans now to attend the 2011 Ministry Celebration of the Midwest Conference in Omaha, NE. At this annual meeting, we will celebrate 125 years of ministry. Preparations are being made to make the weekend of April 15-16 a time to celebrate our spiritual heritage. We thank God for those who came before us and for their pioneer spirit and that we in our local churches today can continue to stand as true to God and faithfully proclaim the Gospel [...]
New to our website! We will feature on a regular basis, various churches around our conference. If your church has a website not listed in the “Churches” section of this site, please contact your conference office at midcovcon@qwestoffice.net. Let’s learn a bit more about our brothers and sisters at Lifespring Church in Loveland, Colorado; Evangelical Covenant Church in Des Moines, Iowa; and Alfa y Omega Covenant Church in Carthage, Missouri! LifeSpring Covenant Church in Loveland, CO What kind of church [...]
Hope Covenant Church in El Dorado, Kansas, broke ground for their first building on June 6th. Through the support of the Midwest Conference and Covenant churches in central Kansas, the 6-year-old congregation is becoming a vibrant ministry in their community. Hope has a strong ministry to children and young families. Forty-seven percent of the people in this church are under 18 years of age. Many who attend are new believers. A dedication service for this 10,000 square foot facility will [...]