Get to Know New City
New City Covenant Church inspires people to find and follow Jesus Christ. Our vision is to be a catalyst for Christ-like change through authentic community, focusing on generous service to one another, the Edina area, and beyond. We value embracing a culture of grace, loving our neighbor, investing in the emerging generation, and cultivating Jesus-centered discipleship.
Sunday Gatherings
We’ve been meeting for weekly worship since Easter of 2010, and continue to gather Sunday mornings at 10am virtually and in-person. A typical worship service includes a sermon, worship music, confession and assurance, and communion. After every service, we host a free, all-church lunch called Soul Food.
Our Denomination
What is the Covenant Church?
The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) is a rapidly growing multiethnic denomination in the United States and Canada 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 God’s grace and ever-deepening spiritual life that comes through a faith with Jesus Christ, the importance of extending God’s love and compassion to a hurting world, and the strength the comes from unity within diversity. We are: * Evangelical, but not exclusive * Biblical, but not doctrinaire * Traditional, but not rigid * Congregational, but not independent.
Covenant Affirmations
The Evangelical Covenant Church seeks to form and nurture communities that are deeply committed to Jesus Christ and passionately engaged in Christ’s mission in the world. The purpose of Covenant affirmations is to make clear the values and principles that have guided the Evangelical Covenant Church since its founding in 1885. For Covenant people, our essential beliefs are summed up in what we call Covenant affirmations: * We affirm the centrality of the word of God. * We affirm the necessity of the new birth. * We affirm a commitment to the whole mission of the Church. * We affirm the Church as a fellowship of believers. * We affirm a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit. * We affirm the reality of freedom in Christ.