What is the Northwest Conference?
The Northwest Conference is comprised of roughly 140 Evangelical Covenant Churches in MN, ND, SD, and western WI. These churches come in all shapes and sizes. They are urban, ethnic, town & country and suburban.
Mission Friend Crisis Fund
Help with mounting legal fees, groceries, and other practical needs of our immigrant sisters and brothers to be distributed in partnership with local NWC Covenant churches.
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Ministry Priorities
CONGREGATIONAL VITALITY
Congregational Vitality is a result of the living God breathing new life into the heart of a congregation.
Vitality is the wind of the Spirit … “a rushing wind so wild and strong,” as the old hymn goes. Our role is to raise our sails and catch this wind.
Vitality is nothing less than a spiritual awakening in Christ. It is not about sustaining and maintaining; it’s about thriving, growing and depending on God to lead us deeper in Christ and further in mission.
CHURCH PLANTING
Church Planting is a Biblical pattern for mission. Your church is part of a rich history. It was started at one point in time. And because it was, each of you has been touched. So have untold others through the years.
Now we have the opportunity to do for others what others first did for us. We can take the same spirit that founded our existing congregations and establish other congregations committed to living out the hope of Jesus Christ in word and deed.
CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILY
The goal of NWC Children, Youth & Family Ministries is to promote shared growth in our churches by offering strategic training, support and resources for those serving in these ministry areas.
The Northwest Conference also collaborates with local churches to create events that directly impact children and youth.
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This story began with a prayer and a closet—and grew into a ministry serving Savannah’s most vulnerable people. Born from Radiant Church’s mission to bring hope beyond its walls, this resale shop demonstrates how obedience to small things can spark transformational community change.
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As American churches succumb to the same divisions affecting the rest of culture, the Covenant’s commitment to unity across difference has never been more countercultural — or more needed. Drawing on sociologist Ryan Burge’s research and his new book, The Vanishing Church, this piece explores why staying in the room with people who disagree can be a radical act of discipleship.
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A devotional guide written by Covenanters, the Covenant Home Altar invites us to take time in our day for God’s word, quiet meditation, and prayer.
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A devotional guide written by Covenanters, the Covenant Home Altar invites us to take time in our day for God’s word, quiet meditation, and prayer.
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A digital native revisits the early days of the internet, algorithmic life, and AI’s polished confidence, asking what technology can offer—and what remains stubbornly, beautifully human.
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