The unique character of the Covenant is expressed in the design of the Covenant logo—people united in Christ, people serving people in God’s name, and people bringing people to Christ. The basis of the design is symbolic of four people facing north, south, east, and west. Note that each one’s arms are outstretched, indicating the church’s outreach in mission and service to the world. The four are part of the whole, yet their hands do not touch, symbolizing their unity in the freedom and evangelical warmth that characterizes the Covenant. The geometric arrangement of the four figures results in a crosslike pattern, representative of the center of our faith. The center circle symbolizes the unity and the bond of fellowship which we call “the Covenant.”

Our Family of Churches

Hope Community belongs to a family of churches known as the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), a rapidly growing multi-ethnic denomination in Canada and the United States with ministries on five continents of the world. Founded in 1885 by Swedish immigrants, the ECC values the Bible as the Word of God, the gift of the God’s grace and ever-deepening spiritual life that comes through faith in Jesus Christ, the importance of extending God’s love and compassion to a hurting world, and the strength that comes from unity within diversity.

The Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada website - canadacovenantchurch.org

The Evangelical Covenant Church website - covchurch.org

THE COVENANT MISSION

We are united by Christ in a holy covenant of churches empowered by the Holy Spirit to obey the Great Commandments and the Great Commission:

  • to love God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind;

  • to love our neighbor as ourselves, and

  • to go into all the world and make disciples.

WHAT ARE WE COMMITTED TO?

  • Reaching the unchurched, particularly the emerging generation

  • Pressing forward in ethnic ministry and diversity

  • Extending greater measures of compassion and justice to the poor and desperate

  • Attending to the health of existing congregations

  • Forming spiritually mature disciples who live out obedience to Christ in the world

  • Calling forth and equipping women and men for all levels of church leadership

  • Pursuing expanded strategic global opportunities and partnerships.

AN INVITATION

The most important thing we have to offer is an invitation to experience new life in Christ. In the Bible we learn that God gives new life to any person who trusts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. A trusting personal relationship with Jesus is all that is needed to be a Christian. We invite you to contact one of our pastors.