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Modesto Covenant Church is part of the Evangelical Covenant Church. The Evangelical Covenant Church is a denomination of more than seven hundred churches in the U.S. and Canada. It was founded by Swedish immigrants in 1885 as a voluntary covenant of churches committed to working together to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Covenant churches emphasize the Bible's witness to new life in Jesus Christ expressed in a day to day walk with the Lord.
Mission Statement
Modesto Covenant Church aims to:
Honor Jesus Christ as Lord
Help people become his followers
Trust the Bible as our guide
Modesto Covenant Church aims to:
Honor Jesus Christ as Lord
Help people become his followers
Trust the Bible as our guide
To carry out this mission, we are committed to the following:
God through Christ is our Focus
Reaching others for Christ is our passion
Authority of the scriptures is our foundation
Caring, authentic community is our witness
Empowerment of people is our means
The Covenant Church adheres to the affirmations of the Protestant Reformation, regarding the Old and New Testament as the Word of God and the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine and conduct. The Covenant affirms as central to its life and thought five evangelical emphases:
The centrality of the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16)
A dependence on the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:25)
The necessity of new birth (John 3:3, 14:6)
The reality of freedom in Christ (John 8:31-32; Galatians 5:1)
The church as a fellowship of believers (1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
Affirmations like these are not to be taken as creedal statements.
For more information about the Evangelical Covenant Church, can be found at www.covchurch.org.
The Evangelical Covenant Church is made up of 11 regional conferences. Modesto Covenant Church is a part of the Pacific Southwest Conference. More information about the shared ministry of the Pacific Southwest Conference can be found at www.pswc.org.
The centrality of the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16)
A dependence on the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:25)
The necessity of new birth (John 3:3, 14:6)
The reality of freedom in Christ (John 8:31-32; Galatians 5:1)
The church as a fellowship of believers (1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
Affirmations like these are not to be taken as creedal statements.
For more information about the Evangelical Covenant Church, can be found at www.covchurch.org.
The Evangelical Covenant Church is made up of 11 regional conferences. Modesto Covenant Church is a part of the Pacific Southwest Conference. More information about the shared ministry of the Pacific Southwest Conference can be found at www.pswc.org.