John Prouty, President

The NPC Covenant Men organization has had another year of growth. We are working on re-defining Covenant Men for the 21st Century. We have established a mission statement, purpose and are in the process of adopting new by-laws. This administrative activity is focused on setting the framework needed to focus the ministry to men in our conference. As one of the few conference-level men’s organizations in the Evangelical Covenant Church, we are charting a seldom traveled course. There are few footprints to show the way. Although we are still defining our road, we are active on many fronts.

Covenant Men are continuing a re-awakened emphasis on outreach. This year we completed the fundraising for a new Log Cabin at Cascades Camp in honor of Kerm Paulsen. We also started a fundraising project to meet the matching fund grant by the Covenant Department of Justice and Mercy for Camp Gilead, a native-run faith-based ministry to Alaskans who have fallen into alcohol/drugs or have been abused.

This past year Covenant Men awarded scholarships for the 2003-2004 school year to three full-time North Pacific Conference seminary students attending North Park Seminary. Over the past 17 years, Covenant Men have made 70 grants to 48 students totaling $24,120. These scholarships are funded by designated pledges that have been invested in National Covenant Properties. This investment now totals $33,766. The scholarships are paid from the interest earned, with the surplus reinvested.

We have continued to focus on improving the communication with our churches through the use of our website (www.npccovenantmen.org). We also assisted in the development of a website commemorating the history of Circle C and Covenant Beach.

The Fall Retreat continues to challenge men to grow their faith in practical ways. Covenant Men continue to pass on the tradition of the Salmon BBQ at Independence Day Family Camp to the next generation of men.

Covenant men assisted in various projects throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska: