Welcome

What to Expect

When you come on Sunday morning, there is only one thing you need to do: relax! You’re with friends. You can anticipate an encouraging and insightful experience with folks from all walks of life growing and learning together in God’s love.

You will experience a blend of traditional and contemporary worship, the sacrament of communion on the first Sunday of the month, practical teaching that comes from the Scriptures and a special intimate time of testimony, praise and prayer. We want to have you not only hear biblical truth, but also to be able to apply it in your life.

The Fellowship Hall is where we meet new friends and reconnect with old friends. It is our gathering place for food and fellowship immediately following the service. You’ll find a warm welcome and experience God’s love with people who would love to tell you more about our church family.

Who We Are

The Evangelical Covenant Church of Cook is a warm, genuinely caring, and growing fellowship of followers of Jesus Christ. We have a long history of affiliation with the Evangelical Covenant Church, and a more recent association with the Evangelical Fellowship of Free Churches. We therefore adhere to the Affirmations of the Covenant and the Statement of Faith for the EFFC.

Cook Covenant has a reputation for sharing the truth of God’s word in love, inviting people into a relationship with Jesus, and seeing them grow in His grace and delight. Everyone is welcome to all of our activities because every person is an image bearer of our King and has intrinsic, irreplaceable value. Come join us and discover a place where you can belong and be appreciated.

Our History

The Covenant Church of Cook had it’s beginning in the village of Ashawa, which had the indigenous meaning of “On two sides of the river”. The organization was incorporated in 1907 under the name “Missionary Church of Ashawa”. The first trustees were Mr. Joseph Lantz, Mr. John Anderson, and Mr. Abel Pearson with Joseph Lantz serving as its first Pastor. Pastor Lantz had a circuit of Ashawa, East Little Fork and Leander. In a real sense ours was a “missionary church” because out of our initial organization developed three more churches: Baptist, Lutheran, and Congregational Churches in Cook, Minnesota.

It was January of 1914 that the name was changed to Swedish Evangelical Mission Church of Cook MN. In 1932 the church was enlarged to accommodate growth and in the late 40’s was rebuilt on its present site.

Presently, our official name is now “The Evangelical Covenant Church of Cook”.

The church has had a ministry that has reached many, many, people and continues to reach many today. Bringing souls to Christ is our mission and many who have been saved through this ministry have gone on to spread Gods Love and Word to many areas.

As we rejoice for more than 100 years of serving our Lord in this community, we give our thanks to those who served and worshipped in the growth and development of our church. The roll call of members is impossible to list, but God has their names recorded in heaven and continues to add new names. Amen.