Local History
Community Covenant Church evolved out of the “mission
Vision” of two couples in 1943. These couples rented
a store-front facility at 1029 Olson Memorial highway and
titled their mission, “The Lighthouse Gospel Mission”.
In October, 1945 sponsored by First Covenant Church in Minneapolis
and the Northwest Conference, this ministry became formalized
under the new name, “The Covenant Gospel Mission.”
Due to renewal efforts along Olson Highway, the mission
was forced to move. In 1955, a new church was built at the
corner of Knox & Olson Highway. Now named Community Covenant
Church, further renewal claimed that building also. On June
6, 1965, our present building at 901 Humboldt Avenue North
was ready for worship. In March 1980, a new addition was completed
and dedicated, and in August of 1992, the sanctuary was expanded
and dedicated to accommodate the increasing growth of the
church membership.
Community Covenant Church continues to reach out to the Near-Northside
of Minneapolis, continually building on the shoulders of those
who have gone before us.
Denominational History
What is a Covenant Church?
- Evangelical, but not exclusive
- Biblical, but not doctrinal
- Traditional, but not rigid
- Congregational, but not independent
The Covenant Mission
- ...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
- An Apostolic Church- because we confess Christ and the
faith of the apostles.
- A Catholic Church- in that we are part of the universal
Church.
Covenant Affirmations
- An Apostolic Church- because we confess Christ and the
faith of the apostles.
- A Catholic Church- in that we are part of the universal
Church.
- A Reformation Church- in that we see ourselves as standing
in the mainstream of the Protestant Reformation.
- An Evangelical Church- biblical authority, necessity of
new birth, focus on evangelism, the importance of Christian
education, and the responsibility of the advancement of
social justice.
- The centrality of the word of God.
- The necessity of the new birth.
- The church as a fellowship of believers.
- A conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit.
- The reality of freedom in Christ
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