Our Purpose

We covenant to cultivate a community of worship committed to prayer, preaching and study of the Word of God, the celebration of the sacraments, and fellowship across gender, race, age, culture, and class. 

In doing, we covenant to equip loving, giving, growing Christians to reach out with the good news of Jesus Christ - evangelizing the lost, ministering to those in need, and seeking justice for the oppressed.

About
Excelsior Covenant

Excelsior Covenant is part of the Evangelical Covenant Church, a denomination that values the Bible as the Word of God, the gift of God's grace and an importance of extending God's love and compassion to a hurting world.

Excelsior Covenant is an evangelical church. We look to the Bible as our authority, and profess the absolute necessity of a new birth. We proclaim Christ’s mandate to evangelize the world, plant new churches, and emphasize the continuing need for education and formation within a Christian community. We have a passion for mission and many of our young people have gone on to serve in full-time ministry as pastors and missionaries. ECC also shares in the Church’s responsibility for benevolence and the advancement of justice in our community and around the world.

Excelsior Covenant is a multi-generational church, and values worshiping, learning, growing and serving together. Parents and children worship together on Sundays, serve together on mission trips, play and reflect together at our Winter Retreat, and minister together through Feed My Starving Children, TreeHouse, Pine Ridge mission, and Vacation Bible School. With a strong children and youth ministry, ECC attracts families where they can connect with peers and with all generations in meaningful ways.

Our Beliefs

The Evangelical Covenant Church of America has its roots in historical Christianity as it emerged in the Protestant Reformation, in the biblical instruction of the Lutheran Church of Sweden, and in the great spiritual awakenings of the nineteenth-century.

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Covenant AffirmationS

As part of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), we are rooted in the historic Christian faith and passionate about experiencing new life in Christ. We joyfully affirm core evangelical beliefs that guide our faith and life together.

Among these are:

Centrality of the word of God

The Old and New Testaments are the authoritative Word of God—the perfect guide for faith, doctrine, and life. As a church, we seek to be shaped by God’s living Word rather than the world.

The necessity of  the new birth

New birth is essential to enter God’s kingdom, and ongoing growth in Jesus is vital for spiritual health. As Jesus said, “You must be born again” (John 3:3) and “the truth will set you free” (John 8:31–32).


A commitment to the whole mission of the church

We are committed to missions at home and abroad—sharing the gospel, growing in faith, and serving with compassion and justice as we follow the Great Commission (go and make disciples) and the Great Commandment (love your neighbor as yourself).


The Church as a fellowship of believers

We are a Christ-centered community, open to all who believe in Jesus. United by new birth through Him (1 Peter 1:3), we welcome all believers—just as the church has always affirmed..


A conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit

Who, with the Father and the Son, calls the Church into being, empowers its witness, guides its mission, and equips it to exalt Christ.

The reality of the freedom of Christ

Who frees us from sin and, by grace, leads us into new life and obedience. This freedom allows for differences in interpretation and practice within biblical truth and historic Christianity—while remaining rooted in God’s Word and shared community.