“BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES UPON YOU. AND YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES, TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT ME EVERYWHERE — IN JERUSALEM, THROUGHOUT JUDEA, IN SAMARIA, AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.” ACTS 1:8
As we come to the end of 2024, we are so grateful to God for all that has taken place and for the faithful ministry of Glenn Peterson. We will miss him dearly but pray God’s blessings on him as he leads national church planting initiatives with the Evangelical Covenant Church. As part of our annual year-end appeal, we offer this report to express our gratitude for generosity, raise awareness to our financial position, and give insight into how the resources God has given us have been used to move us forward.
At our annual meetings in May of this year, Glenn Peterson powerfully described how the Canada Covenant was being called to MOVE FORWARD in and on mission through reliance on the Holy Spirit. He said, “As Jesus followers, we are invited to MOVE FORWARD with Jesus in God’s renewing work - for the sake of towns, cities, provinces, nations, and the world. More than ever, we see the need to encourage pastors, leaders, and churches towards health and life across Canada and around the world.”
When asked what the Canada Covenant is all about, we say, together, we start and strengthen churches and serve and support pastors and leaders across Canada and and around the world. In 2024 we saw our new churches strengthen their missional impact and leadership teams; we saw churches reach out beyond their walls into their neighbourhoods sharing God’s love;
we saw our pastors gather for two regional retreats for encouragement and prayer; we saw record numbers of Canada Covenant delegates gather at six regional AGM locations; we saw individuals and teams travel to work with our global partners; and we saw significant growth in our discipleship work with young adults through our camps and internships. God’s Spirit is at work moving us forward.
As Associate Superintendent and now as Interim President/Superintendent, I am so grateful for all that has taken place and I hope you will be inspired by what you’ll see in this year-end donor report and I hope you will be encouraged by how your generosity is making a difference in our common mission.
As you consider year-end charitable donations, I invite you to join me in prayerfully considering a generous gift to the Canada Covenant. Thank you in advance for your generosity and may we together see God’s faithful provision once again..
Relying of God’s Spirit with you,
Rob Peterson, Acting President/Superintendent
2024 EXPENSE BREAKDOWN
Note: The numbers reported represent our year to date as of November 30, 2024. They do not include the RRSP and Extended Health Benefit amounts that the Canada Covenant administers on behalf of local churches. Audited financial statements will be presented at our Annual General Meeting once our year end is closed.
TOGETHER, WE START AND STRENGTHEN CHURCHES,
SERVE AND SUPPORT PASTORS AND LEADERS, ACROSS CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD.
IN 2024, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE MINISTRY OF THE CANADA
COVENANT MADE IT POSSIBLE TO…
Start & Strengthen Churches:
+ Officially launch and welcome FuYin Covenant Church in Richmond Hill, ON on January 1, 2025 (FuYin is Mandarin for “Gospel”)
+ Take steps toward the 2025 launch of a church plant in Transcona, MB
+ Fund and support 5-8 prospective church planters - keeping us on track to plant 30 churches in 10 years
+ Provide Church Health Tools for several churches
+ Run a workshop on Church Mission Refocus in Chestermere, AB
+ Send students from 7 youth groups across Canada to Unite, the Covenant Church’s triennial youth conference
+ Experiment with and launch our regional annual meeting event Stronger Together
Serve & Support Pastors and Leaders:
+ Create space for pastors to connect and pray together at Monthly Prayer Gatherings
+ Offer 2 regional Fall Retreats: East in Niagara on the Lake, ON and West in Canmore, AB
+ Provide workshops on Discipleship and Leadership
+ Support and care for pastors through Counseling, Coaching and Conversations
+ Provide Coaching Sessions for church Leadership Teams
+ Support pastors and potential pastors with licensing and credentialing
+ Come alongside pastors and leaders facing crises and challenge
+ Partnership with Christian Direction in Montreal, QC
+ Support the mission and vision of Young Adult Discipleship through programs like Headwaters and at each of our 4 Covenant camps
+ Enhance the Canada Covenant Internship Program, running through the local church
Across Canada & Around the World:
+ Ongoing support of Canadian global personnel: Mark & Angela Lantz (Alaska), Colleen Nahnychuk (Argentina), Jamie Kim (Northeast Asia), Robert Rife (United Kingdom)
+ Ongoing support of global partners and partnerships: Ecuador, Haiti, Congo, Kernels of Hope, MENA (Middle East/North Africa)
+ Add 2 new Canadian farmers to the Kernels of Hope harvest, which paved the way for better crop production for churches in Ethiopia
+ Reignite Covenant Kids Congo and World Vision’s sponsorship program, Chosen, with participation of 2 Canadian Covenant churches
+ Support the creation and advancement of 14 aquaculture (fish) ponds in Haiti
+ Continue to build relationships with our sister church and partner in Ecuador: Iglesia del Pacto Evangelico La Hermosa and Santiago Partnership
WE SEE CHURCHES GATHERING TOGETHER TO PRAY, COLLABORATE, RESOURCE EACH OTHER AND PLANT NEW CHURCHES.
STAFF
We are grateful for the women and men that God has used over the years to advance the mission of the Canada Covenant. Be it committed board members, key volunteers, or our dedicated staff, we are reminded that God uses particular people, in places, and time to accomplish His purposes. We are grateful to have Hanne Pihowich back from
