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Faith Covenant Church
Life at Faith | Welcome Ben Franklin!

New Staff Emails

In order to keep communication simple and consistent, we have changed the email addresses for our full time staff to their first names. 

nate@faithecc.org
eliza@faithecc.org
ben@faithecc.org

The office email will stay the same as will all other ministry team and committee church email addresses. 

Welcoming Ben Franklin to the Team

Welcoming Ben Franklin to the Team

This week, Ben Franklin has stepped into the role of Director of Worship and Community Life. Ben is an ordained minister, a certified spiritual director, and a licensed attorney. These qualifications, along with a remarkable blend of ministry experience, organizational leadership, and spiritual depth, make him uniquely qualified for this role.  

Since 2015, Ben has served as a Senior Learning & Development Specialist at Compassion International. From 2015 to 2020, he also pastored St. Luke’s Assembly of God Church in New Orleans, where he led worship planning, shepherded the congregation, and guided spiritual formation. Prior to that, he played a key role in launching a church plant.

Ben deeply resonates with Faith’s approach to worship. Additionally, he and his wife, Amanda, have found meaningful community here. The welcome they received when they first attended in 2021, and their ongoing sense of belonging, is part of what encouraged him to pursue this role.

Ben is excited to devote his full-time work to helping Faith live out its mission of "connecting people to life in Christ and community." Having experienced this mission personally, he is eager to create opportunities for others to encounter the same life-giving connection.

Welcome Ben to the team at ben@faithecc.org or 630.765.3663. 

We look forward to what God has in store and welcome Ben with joy and gratitude.

New Series: Atonement

New Series: Atonement

Faith Academy is excited to begin a series on atonement and its progression through the progression of the Old Testament. Over the next three weeks, Faith Academy will spend time in Exodus, Leviticus, and Isaiah, echoing themes present in our sermon series, The Passion of Christ.

Faith Academy meets on Sundays in Peterson Hall at 9:15am

Don't Forget to Reset your Clocks this Sunday

Don't Forget to Reset your Clocks this Sunday

Congregational Meeting

Congregational Meeting

If you are a member of Faith Covenant, please plan on attending the congregational meeting March 15 after worship. All are welcome to attend and childcare will be provided.

Neighborhood Easter Celebration

Neighborhood Easter Celebration

March 28th, 10:00-11:30 AM

 Come join the neighborhood in celebrating Easter! Faith Covenant is hosting a fun and kid-friendly Easter celebration! Join us for a delicious Easter brunch, followed by an Egg-Hunt on the church lawn, and an Easter craft that will tell the story of Easter. 

As one of our community outreach events, this Easter celebration is the perfect opportunity to invite friends and neighbors to get a glimpse of what it is like to live life in Christ and community. Join Virginia Johnston after worship this Sunday (March 8) in canvassing the neighborhood with door-hanger invitations. 

This event is FREE, but please register below so we know how many people to plan for. 

For more infomation visit:

https://faithecc.breezechms.com/form/8a60a8

Register here!
Holy Week Services

Holy Week Services

Soup Suppers and Real Presence

Soup Suppers and Real Presence

During the Lenten Season, join us for a light soup supper on Wednesday evenings, followed by a time of prayer and communion.

We are still looking for volunteers to provide soup and bread to feed 15-20 people. If you feel this is a way you can serve, please sign up here. 

For more information about Lent at Faith Covenant, check out our webpage linked below.

For more infomation visit:

https://www.faithecc.org/pages/journey-with-us-through-lent

Learn More Here

ECC Annual Meeting

Our denomination's annual meetings are coming up, and we need to send delegates from our church to represent us at these meetings. If you're a member of our church, you're eligible to be our delegate! Both meetings will be opportunities to affirm Pastor Eliza as she moves forward with ordination. The ordination service will be on June 27 in AZ following the Annual Meeting.

Central Conference Celebration: April 30-May 2 at the Evangelical Covenant Church of Princeton in Princeton, IL.
Gather 2026 (ECC annual meeting): June 25-27 in Scottsdale, AZ (can be an in-person or a virtual delegate; celebrating 50 years of ordaining women!)

If you're interested in being a delegate, contact Peter Smith or Pastor Nate. The church will cover registration and lodging. If you would need more financial assistance to attend, please let Peter or Pastor Nate know. 

Faith Covenant Church Employment Opportunities

We are prayerfully seeking:

  • Part-Time Church Administrator
    Job Description
    Apply Here
Click the links above to read the full job descriptions or to apply. Questions can be directed to the hiring committee at search@faithecc.org.
Prayer Ministry

Prayer Ministry

Let us know how we can be praying for you or how God has been answering prayers in your life by clicking on the link below!

LIFE AT FAITH
  • Please pray for healing over my body and eyes as I experience a flare-up of my autoimmune condition and enter a medications change. I could also use prayers for courage, peace, and joy as I navigate a much more intense treatment course that is expected to have a lot more side effects and life style changes. - Carissa K
  • Please pray for safe travels and good fellowship and I travel to be with our daughter, Shelbie, this week. 
    And, prayer, please, for healing from mental health struggles and turning back to the Lord for Elijah (Blake). - Sheli H
  • Caleb's grandma passed on Friday afternoon. Prayers for peace and comfort for his family as they work through this grief. 
    And, I have a student who is not making good choices. Prayers for him that God will reach his heart and impact him. Prayers that I will be able to continue to do what is right and show God's love to him even if it is the hard type of love. - Stephanie M
  • Just pray for me. I don't have anything specific. - Anonymous
  • Continue to pray for Susan A - for her physical healing and working with OT and PT. Pray as she mentally deals with the setbacks and gains as she recovers from her accident. Pray for Les & Grace W as they miss having her home. - Care & Prayer Team (please note that she still cannot have visitors or flowers; text messages are welcome and cards can be sent to her home address or dropped off at church)
CONTINUE TO PRAY
  • Sally & Gary H
  • Wendy & John W
  • Susan A
CHURCH FAMILY
  • Erik & Jessica C
  • Eliza & Ibucwa D; Leah
  • Betsey & Dan D; Charis
  • Josiah D
  • Cassandra (Sandy) D
  • Nancy D
  • Judy D
BLESS
  • Jessica
  • Jillian
  • Jim
  • J-Luc
  • Joe
  • John

J & H work with Serve Globally and MENA.

  • For clear direction for J&H's next role and their future ministry location in the coming year.
  • For good communication and continued positive and mutual relationships with our partners in North America and MENA (Middle East North Africa).
  • For safety and wisdom for our team as we serve and travel in high-risk places, with some particular
    big trips coming up this spring. 

The Care and Prayer Ministry Team prays for all prayer requests submitted through the digital and paper Connect Cards. If you have an urgent prayer need, you can email careteam@faithecc.org or call Team Leader Rita Christensen at 630-835-8737.

For more infomation visit:

https://faithecc.breezechms.com/form/Worship_Check_In83

Connect
Join us in wishing these people a Happy Birthday

Join us in wishing these people a Happy Birthday

March 4
Natalie Cummings
Theo Cummings
Adam Reimers
March 6
Georgia Broman
March 7
Matthias Austin
Connor Regnas
Skyler Schlinger
March 8
Julie Brown

Prepare for Worship

Prepare for Worship

This week we continue our sermon series, The Passion of Christ. This week's scripture is Matthew 26:30-56

Sunday worship begins at 10:30 am. Join us in person or via live stream on Facebook or YouTube.

We have two assisted listening devices available at the sound booth every Sunday morning. Ask one of our sound booth volunteers if you would like to use one during worship!

Mark Your Calendars

Wednesday (03/04)
Tiger Breakfast (7:00am)
Soup Supper and Real Presence (5:30pm)
ESL and Kids Club (6:00pm)
Choir Rehearsal (7:15pm)

Sunday (03/08)
Morning Prayer (8:45 am)
Sunday School (9:15)
Worship (10:30 am)
Canvassing for Neighborhood Easter Celebration (after worship)
Youth Group (6:00pm)

Wednesday (03/11)
Tiger Breakfast (7:00am)
Soup Supper and Real Presence (5:30pm)
ESL and Kids Club (6:00pm)
Choir Rehearsal (7:15pm)

Sunday (03/15)
Morning Prayer (8:45 am)
Sunday School (9:15am)
Worship (10:30 am)
Congregational Meeting (following worship)
Youth Group (6:00pm)

For more infomation visit:

https://www.faithecc.org/events

See what else is coming up
Community Board

Community Board

 There is a box in Peterson Hall labeled FREE FOR YOU.  These are various items we have found in cleaning out the church office.

The Community Board is a space for us to... 

Ask to borrow items
Give stuff away that’s useful to someone else 
Announce an event 
Have something to contribute? Send it to the church office: office@faithecc.org

For more infomation visit:

https://mcusercontent.com/5ebbfcca2268fc238d4964e8a/files/7eccbf36-5f43-89f9-14b3-073a4556ede5/Community_Resources.pdf

Community Resources

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For more infomation visit:

https://faithecc.breezechms.com/form/Communications

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Wheaton, Illinois
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