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The Central Conference of Evangelical Covenant Churches unites, plants, and strengthens more than one hundred churches of all shapes and sizes in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, eastern Missouri, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
2010 Central Conference Annual Meeting
The 124th annual meeting of the Central Conference will be held on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Hope Covenant Church in Indianapolis, IN. Our theme this year is "Living Our Affirmations." Save the date! Meeting information will be sent to pastors and churches in early March. See you there!
2010 Central Conference Compassion, Mercy and Justice Award
Each year at the Central Conference annual meeting, an award is given to a member of a Central Conference church who has given outstanding Christian service in the area of compassion, mercy and justice to his or her church and community
Letters announcing this year's award were sent to churches early this year, and can be found here as a PDF document.
Nominations must be receivd at the Central Conference office no later than March 2, 2010. If you have any questions, please contact Rev. Debbie Griffith Samuels at 773-320-3234.
2010 Ministry Grants
The Central Conference will again offer a limited number of grants to Central Conference Covenant chuches for outreach-oriented ministries, through the Commission on Compassion, Mercy and Justice. Detailed information and an application form can be found here. All applications are due by April 2, 2010 to the Central Conference office. If you have any questions, please contact Rev. Debbie Griffith Samuels at 773-320-3234.
Breakout 2010
Breakout 2010 is coming June 4-6, 2010 -- the Central Conference's weekend experience which seeks to inspire junior high students with the knowledge that they can be agents of hope and change in the Kingdom of God. The event will take place on the campus of North Park University and in its surrounding neighborhoods. Registration materials are now available! You can find them at www.breakout2010.com, or click here to download a PDF file of the registration materials.
Pray for Our Churches
The Central Conference is covets your prayers for our churches and organizations. We ask that you keep these churches or organizations, their pastors, and their ministries in your prayers:
Week of March 7-13
- Iglesia del Pacto Evangelico Grace - Chicago, IL - Re. Luis Retamal
- Iglesia del Pacto Evangelico Douglas Park - Chicago, IL - Rev. Roberto Espinoza
- Immanuel Evangelical Covenant Church - Chicago, IL - Rev. Linnea Carnes
- Jesus People USA Covenant Church - Chicago, IL - Rev. Thomas Cameron
- New Community Covenant Church - Chicago, IL - Rev. Peter Hong
- New Jerusalem Life Covenant Church - Matteson, IL - Rev. Lawrence Pointer
- North Park Covenant Church - Chicago, IL - Rev. Judy McCullough
- Oakdale Covenant Church - Chicago, IL - Rev. D. Darrell Griffin
- Ravenswood Evangelical Covenant Church - Chicago, IL - Rev. Philip Staurseth
- Resurrection Covenant Church - Chicago, IL - Rev. Aaron Johnson
Week of March 21-27
- The House Covenant Church - Chicago, IL - Rev. Phil Jackson
- The Storehouse Evangelical Covenant Church - Chicago, IL - Rev. Michael Miller
- Church of the Good Shepherd - Crest Hill, IL - Rev. David Green
- Hope Evangelical Covenant Church - Crystal Lake, IL - Rev. Jeffrey Schirle
- Hillcrest Covenant Church - DeKalb, IL - Rev. Steve Larson
Week of March 28-April 3
- Evangelical Covenant Church - Donaldson, IN - Rev. Denise Anderson
- Country Evangelical Covenant Church - Elgin, IL
- Evangelical Covenant Church - Elgin, IL - Rev. Jonathan Wilson
- Gyu Ja Shee Covenant Church - Elk Grove Village, IL - Re. Jong Hoon Park
- Millard Community Church - Elkhorn, WI - Rev. Lyle Heinitz
CC-CMJ-Award-Info-2010.pdf
