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2021 Home

Report of the President

Start and Strengthen Churches

Missionary Service Recognition

Irving C. Lambert Award

Thursday Worship

The Annual Meeting is the highest legislative session in the Evangelical Covenant Church

Gather 2021 facilitates annual Covenant connections through the 135th Covenant Annual Meeting, Ministerium Annual Meeting and Vocation Development, and the Ordination Service. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are meeting virtually for the first time in our history. We lament that last year’s Gather was canceled. Unfortunately, the pandemic continues to impact our ability to meet in person this year. Although we are sad that we will not be able to meet in person, we are grateful that we can gather virtually. Together we will continue to fulfill the mission of the Covenant through this important time of communal discernment.

Who Attends?

Delegates

These are the official representatives from congregations and other Covenant entities. A delegate is entitled to full voice and vote in the Annual Meeting. Delegates are elected and named by their sending body. Every congregation is entitled to representation as stipulated in the Covenant Bylaws.

How many delegates can a church send to the Annual Meeting?

According to the Covenant Bylaws, Article VII, Section 7.4, member congregations shall be entitled to representation as follows (based on the church’s 2019 Annual Statistical Report 2019 membership data provided):

  • 0-99 members: 2 delegates
  • 100-224 members: 3 delegates
  • 225-449 members: 4 delegates
  • 450-699 members: 5 delegates
  • 700-999 members: 6 delegates
  • 1000 + members: 7 delegates

Each delegate to the Annual Meeting shall be a member of the church and can only represent one entity.

General Conferees

A general conferee is any adult participant at Gather ’21 who is not an official delegate. General Conferees may observe the Annual Meeting silently and may receive meeting materials electronically.

Schedule Overview

All times listed are Central Time Zone

Tuesday, June 22

1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.  |  Ministerium Vocational Development

Wednesday, June 23

10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.  | Ministerium Annual Meeting Business: Session I

1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.  |  Ministerium Annual Meeting Business: Session II

Thursday, June 24

9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.  |  Executive Board Meeting 

11:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.  |  Executive Session Meeting

1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.  |  135th Annual Meeting Business: Session I 

Friday, June 25

10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.  |  135th Annual Meeting Business: Session II

3:00 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.  |  135th Annual Meeting Business: Session III

Saturday, June 26

10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.  |  135th Annual Meeting Business: Session IV

3:00 P.M. – 5:10 P.M.  |  135th Annual Meeting Business: Session V

7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.  |  Commissioning, Ordination, and Consecration

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Covenant Ministerium Continuum Education and Annual Meeting

The Covenant Ministerium comprises all who hold ministerial credentials through the Evangelical Covenant Church. These people are ordained, licensed, commissioned, or consecrated as a minister or global personnel. All voting members of the Ministerium must be in good standing prior to June 15, 2020. To maintain good standing, a credentialed Covenant minister must do the following: be current on ministerial association dues (2020 and 2021 dues), have complete a Vocational Growth Tool in 2021, and have an approved CovConnect profile within the last three years. Guests or non-voting members may be allowed, but do not have voice or voting privileges.

Ministerium Vocational Development
Tuesday, June 22
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Ministerium Business Meeting
Wednesday, June 23
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Links to the Zoom webinar will be emailed to those who have registered. If you have not received an email please check your spam/junk folders. People who have login issues should send an email to: eccministerium@gmail.com

For those who did not register you may view the Vocational Development live stream on the Covenant Ministerium Facebook Page

Ordination Service

Commissioning, Ordination, and Consecration

Premieres Saturday, June 26
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Minister's Care and Crisis Fund

The Minister’s Crisis Fund is one avenue through which the Evangelical Covenant Church is able to support those in ministry during times of crisis or need.

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