By God’s grace we are called to be Immanuel, God with us, a diverse body living out the Good News of Jesus (in Chicago and abroad!), pursuing loving relationships, and engaging with our wider community. We have since moved twice and are now made up of immigrants from all over the world, from the 1st and 2nd generations arriving in the U.S. to those whose families have been here for centuries. Our
immigrant heritage reminds us that as Christ-followers we are sojourners: citizens of the Kingdom of God, therefore strangers in this world, and always on a journey of trust more deeply and fully in our loving Lord. We are a part of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), “a multiethnic movement of 875 congregations in the United States and Canada with ministries on five continents of the world. The ECC values the Bible as the word of God, the gift of God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ, the call to extend God’s love to a hurting world, and the strength that comes from unity within diversity.” (covchurch.org) We are:
- Evangelical, but not exclusive
- Biblical, but not doctrinaire
- Traditional, but not rigid
- Congregational, but not independent
For more information, feel free to send us a message and someone will be in contact with you. Also, you can visit our website or the ECC website.
