Mission Statement
Loving God and Loving Others;
Serving God through Serving Others
Vision Statement
Grounded in God’s Word, Bloomington Covenant Church seeks to be a growing congregation that:
Deepens Faith
Cultivates Belonging
Nurtures the Next Generation
Strengthens the Neighborhood
Our Values:
Bible – Reading, preaching, studying, and following God’s Word
Children and Youth – Helping the next generation come to know and grow as followers of Christ
Neighborhood Impact – Being a good neighbor in our community
Intergenerational Community – Connecting people from all ages and stages in life with one another
Friendship – Fostering friendships so that all feel that they belong
Together we …
Worship
We gather to worship on Sunday mornings at 10:00am. In a worship service we read scripture, sing songs and hymns in a variety of styles, listen to a message, connect with children, share about our community life, and pray. Communion is served on the first Sunday of every month. All are welcome.
Grow
BCC offers many opportunities for people of all ages and stages in life to come to know Jesus and to grow in faith. Wednesday evenings (September-April) start with dinner at 5:15 and formation groups from 6:30-7:30. These groups include BCov Kids (age 3 to grade 5), youth group (grades 6-12), choir, worship team, and other adult gatherings.
Connect
We love to eat, play and pray together at Bloomington Covenant Church! People build friendships through small groups, mentoring, meals, special events and service.
Serve
Closet of Hope is one of BCC’s ways of having an impact in our neighborhood. A large group of volunteers keep the closet stocked with new and gently used clothing and invite people in the community to come and shop (free of charge) once per month. More about COH here. We also share our outdoor spaces with the city for soccer fields and a community garden; and our gym is a local polling place.
Belong
We are part of a network of churches nationally and globally called the Evangelical Covenant Church. To find out more about our denomination see www.covchurch.org.
Central to our life together are six affirmations:
We affirm the reality of freedom in Christ
We affirm the centrality of God’s Word
We affirm the necessity of new birth through Jesus Christ
We affirm a commitment to the whole mission of the Church
We affirm the Church as a fellowship of believers
We affirm a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit
