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GOVERNANCE

The Central Conference Executive Board administers conference ministries on behalf of Central Conference churches. The duties and responsibilities of the Executive Board are described in the Constitution of the Central Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church (CCECC).

Please pray and be mindful of the on-going search for future Executive Board members. Consider completing a Volunteer Leader Application and returning it to the Central Conference office. Download the application below.

CENTRAL CONFERENCE EXECUTIVE BOARD

Cheryl Ek

Home church: Covenant Church of Galesburg, IL

Rev. Tammy Hallam

Serving: Eden Church, Muncie, IN

Kenton Johnson

Home church: Evangelical Covenant, Princeton, IL

Laurie Schwalm

Home church: First Covenant, Rockford, IL

Rev. Tamela White 

Home church: Calvary Covenant, Chicago, IL 

Rev. Edgar Torres

Home church: New Community Covenant Church – Logan Square, Chicago, IL

Edward Moy

Home church: Christ Covenant Church,

Villa Park, IL

Rev. David Washington

Home church: Kingdom Covenant,

Chicago, IL

Rev. Tim White

Home church:  New Community Covenant Church – Logan Square, Chicago, IL

OFFICERS

Rev. Kenneth Oliver | Chair

Home church: Edgebrook Covenant,

Chicago, IL

Jeff Gustafson | Vice Chair

Home church: Bay Ev. Covenant,

Green Bay, WI

Susan Kauffman | Treasurer

Home church: Hillcrest Covenant,

DeKalb, IL

Alicia Sturdy | Secretary

Home church: United Evangelical Covenant, Gladstone, MI

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Rev. Dr. Danny Martinez 

Superintendent

— Governance Updated June 2026

CENTRAL CONFERENCE
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

The boards and commissions of the Central Conference administer specific areas of ministry for the benefit of member churches. Volunteers are appointed or elected to direct each group’s work, in conjunction with conference staff support.

CENTRAL CONFERENCE ANNUAL MEETING

A convention of delegates, known as the Annual Meeting of the Central Conference, shall be the highest constituted authority in the Central Conference. There shall be one regular session of the Annual Meeting of the Central Conference each year. As the highest deliberative and decision-making body of the Central Conference, the Annual Meeting of the Central Conference shall recommend to the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) the admission of congregations to membership in the ECC and the Central Conference, elect or call persons to leadership positions, approve the budget of the Central Conference, receive and approve reports, and make other decisions necessary to the mutual work of the ECC, the Central Conference, and affiliated institutions.

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