MEMBERSHIP NEWS
The Evangelical Church Alliance Committee on Church and Society
released a statement to the press regarding the Presidential
Proclamation which designated June 2009 as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Pride Month" To download a copy of the statement, you may
click on the link below.
Membership Dues
2009 Annual Membership Dues Payment Deadline - June 30. Membership Dues in the amount of $125.00 were payable upon receipt of your credentials in December. We allow for 6 months to pass before a late fee is assessed.
Payments may be sent by mail or they may be paid online using a U.S. Bank Routing Number and Checking/Savings Account number. (On July 1 a $35.00 late fee will be applied to all member’s accounts who have not made payment or arranged for partial payment by June 30.)
ECA 2008 Annual Ministerial Report was due on April 1. If you have not submitted your report for last year, you are not in good standing with the ECA.Click here to complete your report: 2008 Annual Ministerial Report
Instructions for completing the form online are included on this page: Click here for 2008 Ministerial Report.
All of ECA’s members are encouraged to submit their payments and reports within the time frame indicated in order to prevent additional notifications and costly follow up.
ECA's Policy also requires that members contact the ECA within 45 days upon a change of address and/or contact information.
The ECA is a member in good standing of the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability (ECFA). Our
compliance with ECFA's standards
gives testimony to our commitment to the highest standards of fundraising and
financial management.
EVENTS
(Click on red links for more details.)
July 21-23, 2009 Annual Conference at the Lodge of the Ozarks, Branson, MO.
October 6, 2009, Tuesday, Southern California Regional Conference
Knotts Berry Farm Resort Hotel, Buena Park, CA
October 9, 2008, Friday, Northern California Regional Conference
Red Lion's Inn, Sacramento, CA
October 13, 2009, Washington Regional Conference
Laquinta Inn, Tacoma, WA
October 16, 2009, Colorado Regional Conference
Radisson Hotel Southeast, Denver, CO
Highlights from the 2008 Annual Conference in Branson Missouri
This year's event was one of our best events to date. Click here to reach the conference page for photos, highlights and sermon recordings.
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Rev. John Mayer was recently "highlighted" in the Christianity Today Magazine. In an article entitled, Fire and Nice, data from City Vision was referred to in describing the environment of the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and how it has become a region of large and influential churches. John, an ECA member for more than eight years, is the Executive Director of City Vision.
Chaplain (CPT) Joshua Gilliam reports, "Last night we had 17 soldiers give their lives to Jesus and get baptized at The Gathering, our Wednesday night service for the battalion. We praise God for how He is moving on the hearts of soldiers here at Ft. Jackson and are excited to be a part of it!
Onward Christian Soldiers - Literally!
ECA Member, Chaplain (MAJ) Paul R. Jaedicke announced that he will be in Fort Polk for some training prior to their deployment to Baghdad. His report included: “Thought you might like to know that of my six battalion chaplains (all of whom are first term) three of them are ECA. As their brigade chaplain, I am also ECA, although the heavy mix was not planned by me. They are doing well (as are the other three chaplains -- Assemblies of God, Associated Gospel Churches, and Pentecostal Church of God). We have a good team and we are looking forward to our deployment and the ministry that awaits us downrange. Thanks for your prayers.” in November (public knowledge -- recently announced by the Pentagon).
The
ECA has more than one hundred active duty Military Chaplains serving around the
world, many of them in “hotspots” like Iraq
and Afghanistan. Please keep each of them and the soldiers
that they serve in your fervent prayers.
ECA Member Tim Griffin Featured in August 2008 Christianity Today Magazine
Rev. Tim Griffin's ministry as a Chaplain with Motor Racing Outreach was recently highlighted in Christianity Today's cover story, "Racing for Jesus". Quoting the CT article, "Motor Sports Outreach has become a well-established presence." It deploys to most of the 36 races during the February-November season. Tim has been Ordained with the ECA for more than three years and he lives near Tucson, AZ with his wife, Robin. We are very proud of Chaplain Griffin and we are excited about God's call for him to reach a part of the harvest where spirituality and speed go hand in hand.
11 Men Baptized in Federal Prison
ECA Federal
Prison Chaplain, Rev. Phil Harden of
Retrospectively, I am not ready to advocate that we use guns as a means of evangelism, but I do affirm that God can work even in the worst of situations to bring people to himself. Also, the testimonies tell us that there are many strong, Christian men living inside our prisons. It also challenges us all to live in such a manner that our lives would attract others to Jesus--even those who may seem to be the most unlikely candidates for the Gospel. Please keep praying for the brothers who are 'living really free' on the inside."
