Evangelical Covenant Church

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ECC
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:National_Association_of_Evangelicals
gptkb:World_Evangelical_Alliance
gptkb:Evangelical_Fellowship_of_Canada
gptkbp:baptismPractice believer's baptism
infant baptism
gptkbp:class gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:coreBelief freedom in Christ
a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit
the Bible as the word of God
the church as a fellowship of believers
the necessity of new birth
the reality of freedom in Christ
unity in essentials, freedom in non-essentials
gptkbp:directionA Evangelical
gptkbp:emphasizes mission and outreach
personal faith in Jesus Christ
the authority of the Bible
gptkbp:foundedBy Swedish immigrants
gptkbp:foundedIn 1885
gptkbp:governingBody Annual Meeting
gptkbp:hasSeminary gptkb:North_Park_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:hasUniversity gptkb:North_Park_University
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Evangelical Covenant Church
gptkbp:leaderTitle President
gptkbp:motto More disciples, among more populations, in a more caring and just world
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations over 875
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 280,000
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Mission_Friends_movement
gptkbp:policy Congregationalist
gptkbp:president gptkb:Tammy_Swanson-Draheim
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Swedish_Evangelical_Mission_Covenant_of_America
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Covenant_Companion
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:sentence To join God in God's mission to see more disciples among more populations in a more caring and just world
gptkbp:website https://covchurch.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4