Annual Meeting Recap    

"50 by '25: Our Mission to Plant" launched at 2014 Annual Meeting

With a theme of "Start Churches," the 2014 Northwest Conference Annual Meetings-for both the Ministerial Association and church delegates-took place at Rochester Covenant Church in Rochester, MN, May 1-3. Conference leadership announced "50 by '25: Our Mission to Plant," a new initiative to plant 50 churches in the region by 2025.

"The mission field is huge ... 83% of the population in our region is not attending church and needs to hear the good news," said Mike Brown, NWC director of church planting. "We need to accelerate the pace of Church Planting to see the kind of impact we desire to see. We need to start planting some oaks in the NWC."

Because the Church Planting process is a three-way partnership between the NWC, the Evangelical Covenant Church and local congregations, the Conference is calling on churches to consider how they might provide resources and support to see the family of God expand within its geographic region.

"Our intention is to see 50 new churches-50 mission outposts in 50 new locations-started by 2025. We need the support of our local churches to be able to plant," Brown said. "We want to see new churches in every corner of the NWC, not just in the Twin Cities, but all across the region, because the need is huge."

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Catalyst Covenant Church signs Covenant Agreement on May 1 

"50 by '25: Our Mission to Plant," is our prayerful commitment to see 50 new churches planted in the Northwest Conference over the next 10 years.

We believe that new churches are needed to reach an increasingly unchurched population, help us reach the burgeoning immigrant population, and allow us to impact neighborhoods and communities we would find it hard to reach any other way. This is one missional priority that will require all of our participation if we are to live into the call we believe God has placed on our hearts.

On May 1, we signed a Covenant Agreement to see our newest church started in the Northwest Conference. Pastor Jeff Olson officially began the planting of Catalyst Covenant Church in the Northeast Metro. Catalyst Covenant Church marks the beginning of this very exciting initiative. Please pray for Pastor Jeff and his growing launch team as they begin this new work. Pray that they might reach many for Jesus Christ, and have a profound impact in their community.

We would also ask you to pray and ask how God might be calling you to get involved so we might see "50 by '25" in the Northwest Conference. Planting new churches and making more disciples is a key missional activity of the Church. We will see this goal reached as we all join together and commit to make it a reality. Thanks for your prayers and your partnership in the Gospel.

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First NWC Family Go: Serve draws 200 to Redeemer Covenant for day of service and learning  

Nearly 200 children and family members from throughout the Northwest Conference converged on Redeemer Covenant Church in Brooklyn Park, MN, on April 26 for NWC Family Go: Serve, a day of service and experiential learning for families.

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