Greetings Church Family, At the Annual Congregational Meeting in January, a motion was made, seconded and passed to increase the size of the Leadership Team. The wording in the Constitution was changed to:   “The Leadership Team will consist of five to seven members; four to six elected members of the congregation and the Lead Pastor.…

Dear Church Family, May God’s grace and peace be with you! As we continue to move forward in these uncharted times as a church family, we experience joy and sorrow.  I want to first share with you the joyous news.  I am grateful to announce that Travis and Sarah Guida have accepted the position of…

Dear Church Family, May God’s grace and peace be with you!  As we prepare to regather for onsite worship services on August 9, we have enclosed a short version of the guidelines we will be following as we take this first step to regather for worship in our church building.  Please carefully read them over. …

Regathering Preparedness Plan Sunday Services The Bemidji Evangelical Covenant Church is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our church family and community. To ensure that, we have developed Regathering Preparedness Recommendations for the staff and leadership team in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We used guidance offered by the Minnesota Department of…

Dear Church Family,  May God’s grace and peace be with you!  I want to update you on our plans for regathering as a church.  We have intentionally used the word regathering because even though the church building has been closed the church has not been closed.  Ministry has been happening and we have been celebrating…

Dear Church Family,  God’s word encourages us in so many ways! In Colossians 3:12-15, God says, “Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave…