We at Wiley Heights wish to reach out to all people who come through our doors, bringing the hope of a new life in Jesus Christ.  He opens His arms to us with love, forgiveness and through His Word, the guidance to find a better, more fulfilling way to live. We hope you will feel Christ’s uplifting and healing presence when you worship with us.

We believe that:

Jesus Christ is the Son of God, our Savior and Lord.  We accept the Old & New Testaments of the Bible as the Word of God, and the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine and conduct. 

We are saved by grace alone through faith alone, not by good works or deeds.

That we are “born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)

Freedom in Christ delivers us from the power of sin and moves us by His grace into a whole new experience of obedience and life.

The Bible is the roadmap that provides the route and describes the means to encounter God and cultivate His fellowship.

The Holy Spirit is recognized as the one who makes us new and gives us the ability to live a life pleasing to our Father.

We are a fellowship of believers, who share in the ministry of the church, believing that it is not an institution or a building, but those who participate in the life and mission of Jesus Christ.

We are committed to the whole mission of the Church to go out and make disciples (Mt. 28:18-20) and to love God and our neighbors (Mt. 25:37-39).

The faith of Covenanters throughout the US is guided by our Covenant Affirmations of Faith.

The Evangelical Covenant Church has always been more a life movement than a doctrinal movement. It takes its place among the nonconfessional churches. Its spirit is emphasized in the preamble to the Covenant Constitution:

The Evangelical Covenant Church has its roots in historical Christianity as it emerged in the Protestant Reformation, in the biblical instruction of the Lutheran State Church of Sweden, and in the great spiritual awakenings of the nineteenth century. These three influences have in large measure shaped its development and are to be borne in mind in seeking to understand its distinctive spirit.

The Covenant Church adheres to the affirmations of the Protestant Reformation regarding the Holy Scriptures, the Old and the New Testament, as the Word of God and the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine, and conduct. It has traditionally valued the historic confessions of the Christian church, particularly the Apostles' Creed, while at the same time it has emphasized the sovereignty of the Word over all creedal interpretations. It has especially cherished the pietistic restatement of the doctrine of justification by faith as basic to its dual task of evangelism and Christian nurture, the New Testament emphasis upon personal faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, the reality of a fellowship of believers which recognizes but transcends theological differences, and the belief in baptism and the Lord's Supper as divinely ordained sacraments of the church. While the denomination has traditionally practiced the baptism of infants, in conformity with its principle of freedom it has also recognized the practice of believer baptism. The principle of personal freedom, so highly esteemed by the Covenant, is to be distinguished from the individualism that disregards the centrality of the Word of God and the mutual responsibilities and disciplines of the spiritual community.

In a sense, this is the Covenant Church's sole confession. Covenanters do not, however, minimize the importance of doctrine. They affirm that correct doctrine is a necessary though not sufficient condition for vital and growing faith.

If you would like to learn more about the beliefs and teachings of the Covenant Church, please call the Pastor at 966-2383.

Wiley Heights Covenant Church
12504 Gilbert Road
Yakima, Washington 98903
(509) 966-2383
Fax (509) 966-6948
EEmail mail at wileyheightscovenant.org
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