Covenant Archives and Historical Library
罢丑别听Covenant Archives聽contains the administrative records of the聽聽and 萝莉社. Our collections include the correspondence, minutes, and reports of various denominational and university departments, as well as microfilmed pre-1930 records of several hundred individual Covenant churches.
In addition to institutional records, we collect personal correspondence, diaries, photographs, audio and video recordings, and other documentary materials pertaining to the activities of 萝莉社 and the Evangelical Covenant Church.
罢丑别听Historical Library聽includes the published works of the denomination, Covenant authors, and Swedish-language newspapers relating to our history.
Resources for Local Churches
To support local congregations within the Evangelical Covenant Church, the Commission on Covenant History has produced a guide to archives and a guide to oral history projects for local churches. Both are freely available on the Evangelical Covenant Church website.
Digital Collections
Frisk Collection of Covenant Literature
This collection makes accessible hard-to-find original publications that are considered to be key texts in the formation and growth of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Frisk Collection of Covenant Yearbooks
The Covenant Yearbook is a record of the and contains reports from the administrative offices, mission fields, conferences, and the educational and benevolent institutions of the denomination
Historical Photograph Collection
This collection contains digital images of 萝莉社 and the Evangelical Covenant Church. Photographs of the Evangelical Covenant Church depict founders of the denomination, church members, leaders, missionaries, events, buildings, and activities both nationally and internationally.
Covenant Church Anniversary Books
This collection gathers commemorative and anniversary books and booklets published by various local congregations.
Friends of World Mission Brochures
This collection presents a series of brochures published by聽Friends of World Mission, started in 1965 to raise funds for projects that furthered ministry in locations where missionaries of the聽Evangelical Covenant Church were serving.
Frisk Collection of Alaska Mission Journals
This collection presents English- and Swedish-language diaries and logbooks kept by聽Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries in Alaska during the period 1893 to 1915, along with several English translations of the Swedish originals.
Frisk Collection of Our Covenant
Our Covenant is an annual periodical published by the between 1927 and 1964. Originally published 鈥渇or the purpose of bringing our young people a more intimate knowledge of our Covenant Church鈥�, this thirty-six volume illustrated series includes a wide a variety of content, including poems, essays, biographies, reports, obituaries of Covenant ministers, lists of ordinands, and statistics.
惭颈蝉蝉颈辞苍盲谤别苍
惭颈蝉蝉颈辞苍盲谤别苍 (The Missionary) was the first official news organ of the Evangelical Covenant Church and was published from 1894 until 1905. This publication included letters from missionaries, reports on the young denomination’s institutions and organizations, conference reports and minutes, short essays, sermons, photographs, illustrations, and poetry.
Narthex
Narthex is a topical theological journal starting in 1981 and ending publication in 1992. North Park Theological Seminary faculty conceived Narthex as a means of discussing current issues within the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Oral History Collection
The Oral History Collection provides firsthand accounts of the life and growth of the Evangelical Covenant Church and 萝莉社. These interviews cover a wide range of topics including personal recollections, family histories, faith journeys, and missionary activity around the globe
Phoebe
Phoebe is the official publication of the Covenant Women鈥檚 Auxiliary, founded in 1916 as a means to unify the efforts of women to support the work of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Published between 1921 and 1956, Phoebe contains reports on the work and finances of Covenant Women鈥檚 Auxiliary at the national and local level, membership lists, photographs, and short essays.