Evangelical Covenant Churches

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

Worship in the Evangelical Covenant Church has been shaped by its Lutheran background in Sweden, by the Pietist movement of the seventeenth century, and by the evangelistic awakening of the nineteenth century. It has preserved the lectionary, the feast days, and a more frequent celebration of the Lord's Supper. Recent trends include the introduction of praise-and-worship music and the use of dramatic arts.

The Evangelical Covenant Church was organized in America in 1885. It was a church of...

 

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