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WHO
WE ARE
The Pacific
Southwest Conference is a mission region of the Evangelical
Covenant Church encompassing Arizona, California, Hawaii,
Nevada, and Utah. We seek to support ministries to and with
all ages reflecting the diversity of race, culture, and class
within our region. We affirm the Covenant's identity, biblical
mission, enduring commitments, and core beliefs.
WHY
WE EXIST
We exist
to discern God's Kingdom building movement and align our resources
to support opportunities for planting, adopting, and developing
healthy, reproducing congregations.
OUR
VISION FOR MISSION
Our vision
for mission is to be a mosaic of churches working interdependently
to reach the unchurched and equip believers to transform lives
and communities.
OUR
MISSION PRIORITIES
- Church
Planting
- Initiating and nurturing new church plants in partnership
with existing churches.
- Congregational
Vitality
- Resourcing local churches in a process of spiritual formation
and equipping of servant leaders to pursue healthy, missional
ministries.
- Compassion,
Mercy, and Justice
- Resourcing local churches in equipping persons to engage
in transformational community ministries.
OUR
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS, 2006 - 2010
- Compassion
and Justice Ministries
- resource churches in planning and implementing sustainable
community transformation ministries
-
Leader Formation
- call forth, equip, and release emerging leaders and current
leaders in church plants and existing churches
- Immigrant
and Multicultural Ministries
- develop immigrant, ethnic, and multiethnic/multicultural
ministries reflecting God's concern for justice
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Mission Expansion
- intentionally plant churches in partnership with existing
churches and other organizations
-
Breakout Ministries
- coach pastors and lay leaders to envision and guide development
of healthy, reproducing churches
OUR
STRATEGY
We seek
to facilitate connections among pastors and congregations
within geographic clusters and develop partnerships with and
among congregations, conference centers, and Covenant institutions
in our region to advance Christ's mission.
HISTORY
AND SCOPE OF ORGANIZATION
The Pacific
Southwest Conference of The Evangelical Covenant Church was
informally organized in 1902, a regional association of Covenant
churches formed to carry out ministries that are more effectively
and efficiently done together rather than independently.
The Pacific
Southwest Conference is organized into three operating divisions
currently headquartered at the administrative office in Concord,
California. The PSWC owns and operates two conference centers:
Mission Springs Conference
Center in Scotts Valley, California and Alpine
Covenant Conference Center in Blue Jay, California.
The Pacific
Southwest Conference of The Evangelical Covenant Church is
incorporated in the state of California. All Conference financial
activities throughout all three divisions are fully disclosed
and certified in audited financial statements.
February
22, 2001 marked the 100th anniversary of the establishment
of the Pacific Southwest Conference. Read about the first
25 years of the Covenant Church in California by clicking
the links below:
South
San Joaquin Valley
Southern
California
San
Francisco Bay Area
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