Covenant Affirmations

The Evangelical Covenant Church seeks to form and nurture communities that are deeply committed to Jesus Christ and passionately engaged in Christ’s mission in the world. The purpose of Covenant affirmations is to make clear the values and principles that have guided the Evangelical Covenant Church since its founding in 1885.

For Covenant people, our essential beliefs are summed up in what we call Covenant Affirmations:

• We affirm the centrality of the word of God.
• We affirm the necessity of the new birth.
• We affirm a commitment to the whole mission of the church.
• We affirm the church as a fellowship of believers.
• We affirm a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit.
• We affirm the reality of freedom in Christ.

A series on Covenant Affirmations is offered periodically at Thornapple.  Links to the affirmations and class Powerpoint presentations are below.  Also, if you would like to view videos created by the Covenant which explain each affirmation, click here.

1. Affirmation 1: We affirm the centrality of the word of God - Taught by Rob Peterson. To view the Powerpoint presentation from this weeks class, click here. To view a video explaining this affirmation, click here.
2. Affirmation 2: We affirm the necessity of the new birth - Taught by Doreen Olson of the ECC. To view the Powerpoint presentation from this weeks class, click here. To view a video explaining this affirmation, click here.
3. Affirmation 3: We affirm a commitment to the whole mission of the church - Taught by Linda Cannell of the ECC. To read notes from this weeks class, click here. To view a video explaining this affirmation, click here.
4. Affirmation 4: We affirm the church as a fellowship of believers - Taught by Andrew Vanover. To view the Powerpoint presentation from this weeks class, click here. To view a video explaining this affirmation, click here.
5. Affirmation 5: We affirm a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit - Taught by Marny Danz. To view the Powerpoint presentation from this weeks class, click here. To view a video explaining this affirmation, click here.
6. Affirmation 6: We affirm the reality of freedom in Christ - Taught by Steve Armfield. To view the Powerpoint presentation from this weeks class, click here. To view a video explaining this affirmation, click here.