The Missions Committee at First Covenant Church

The Missionary Committee (a subcommittee of the Compassion, Mercy, and Justice Ministry Team) nurtures connections between the congregation and our missionaries. You can read Information about the four missionary families FCC supports below. To find out more about becoming involved with the Missionary Committee or other CMJ ministries, please contact CMJ Ministry Team Leader Jo Portinga.

To learn more about missions at the denominational level, please visit the Covenant World Mission page.

The Clausons - Mexico

Nils and Erika Clauson were commissioned by the Department of World Mission as Project Missionaries at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church. They serve in the areas of evangelism and community development. The Clausons were consecrated at the 2010 Annual Meeting and now continue their ministry in Mexico. For more information, please visit their website.

The Johnsons - Japan

“We are here in Japan as missionaries under the Department of World Mission of The Evangelical Covenant Church. Although we are not always sure what that means or how to define our work, we can say with confidence that we love Jesus and wish to follow him....trying to live our lives as closely as we can to the model and example that he provided for us. “ For more information about the Johnsons, please visit their website.

The Petersons - Japan

Jim has a strong connection to Japan and the people there. In his own words, “Gunma Prefecture is about 100km north of Tokyo and my roots go pretty deep there. Our family lived in Gunma from the time of my birth until my first trip to the U.S. at age 5. I still have lots and lots of vivid memories from those early years. We lived there again for a year when I was in the first grade (1968-69). After 2004 I continued to travel to Gunma at least once or twice a week for the next 4 years since I was pastoring a church there.” For more information on the Petersons, please visit their blog.