Short Term Missions

  • Ecuador Mission Trip 2017 - 
  • Update - Wednesday June 17th also see pictures from the team below!
    • Buenos días from Ecuador! Praise the Lord for wonderful experiences in Ecuador! We have made great progress on the construction projects, repairing the Pastor's home from earthquake and flooding. We have been enjoying the relationships built with our Ecuadorian brothers and sisters in Christ! Our host homes are such a blessing! God has bridged the gap in language barriers and we laugh often! Bible school has gone extremely well - shared with 100 children yesterday and Monday and now 2 new locations await our arrival! The team is all well & thriving in this culture! Thank you for your prayer support! Adiós! Dios les bendiga! God bless you!
  • Saturday June 17th - The missions team has safely arrived in Ecuador!  They are thankful for your prayers and will soon be headed to Mejia.
    • ​On June 16 of 2017 NLECC will be sending a multi-generational mission team to Ecuador to serve and build relationships with the Covenant church in Mejia.  The mission team is made up of of 10 adults and 9 students.  Please continue to pray for and support our mission team as they are preparing to leave!
      • ​Some of the team's planned activities in Ecuador include:
      • Construction on 3 homes -  including raising the floor in the local pastor's home so it no longer floods.
      • Facilitating vacation Bible school at a local church.
      • Spending evenings and nights with host families.
    • Prayer Calendar for the Missions Team
      • Friday, June 16th - Pray for safe travels driving to the airport overnight for a 5 am flight. We have connections in Dallas, Panama, and ending up in Guayaquil, Ecuador that evening. Pray for check-in, customs and team fatigue.
      • Saturday, June 17th - 3 hour drive to the church in Mejia. Pray for travel, and a youth gathering that night.
      • Sunday June 18th - Worship with the church, VBS planning with them, and a youth gathering that night.
      • Monday to Friday - Work projects in the morning, pray for safety, health and positive attitudes. VBS in the afternoons, pray for our time with kids and leaders. We will be sharing on of these attributes of God each day . . . God is Good, God is Wise, God is Faithful, God is Merciful, God is Love. Evening gatherings with youth and others in the church. Pray for strength, energy, and loving hearts.
      • Saturday June 24th - Beach day! Pray that our time together with many of the church family would be fun ad relaxing.
      • Sunday June 25th - Final Sunday with the Covenant Church in Mejia. Pray as we will be sharing testimonies, songs, and preaching. After church we will say our goodbyes, and drive to Guayaquil for our departure the next morning.
      • Monday June 26th - 6 am flight, Ecuador to Panama to Dallas (5 hour layover), to MSP. Pray for a loving attitude among the group, and safe travel.
    • ​The mission team will be giving a presentation after they return during the church service on July 2nd!

Overseas Missions

Covenant Missionaries​
  • Bevis, Randy
    • Long-term Missionary - Business as mission, Fish farming, Community development, Speech and language therapy.
    • In-Seine - Mission Statement: "We are a faith-based organization that seeks to work with at-risk communities to develop sustainable fish farming systems based on the local contexts.
  • Ekstrand, Peter & Cindy
Non Covenant Missionaries

Local and Regional Missions

Missionaries and Missions NLECC Supports Missionaries and Missions Supported by Expanding the Vision and Renewing the Mission Fund
  • Kinnick, Matt & Lindsay
  • Laib, Aaron
  • Molenaar, Emily
  • Steinhaus, Kevin & Bre
  • Global Training Network 
    • The Global Training Network multiplies ministries through on-site training conferences that teach and train on essential Christian doctrine.
  • Youth for Christ - West Central Minnesota
    • YFC reaches young people everywhere, working together with local churches and other like-minded partners to raise up lifelong followers of Jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, devotion to prayer and the Word of God, passion for sharing the love of Christ, and commitment to social involvement.