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Our NEW home was built in Swedeburg NE . . in 1909
“We're really in the quaint little village of Swedeburg NE"
more about that later . . .
We are located on Ash Street near the former downtown area of Historic Swedeburg NE . . just a few miles South of Wahoo NE on Saunders CR-17; previously known as US 77
Scroll down for a detailed map to find our house of worship
You're invited to come join our church community for a visit, and to stay for a lifetime,
as we pray, worship, study God's Word & His goals for our life; here on this
magnificent earth that He created for us; to learn how we may be with Him & His Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ for eternity.
SWEDEBURG COVENANT CHURCH
was founded by Swedish immigrants & emigrants;
YES, by definition, they were BOTH immigrants & emigrants
Our Congregation, today, follows in the traditon
of the church & community founders:
We have the very young & some older folks; families & singles;
farmers & business types; students & teachers
- even the occasional barrister, peddler & sawbones . . .
(kids, ask your grandmother),
a real true cross-section of small town America
Our shepherd, teacher, prayer warrior and friend
is Pastor Steve Herman, who has served
our congregation for several years now.
Pastor Steve is a man of deep faith and committment
to his Lord Jesus Christ, his flock - our church family, and his own family.
The Lord blessed him with Saint Carol Sue as his helpmate, wife & a spirit filled family
Pastor Steve is a powerful teacher and brings forth
a spirit -filled message each Sunday morning
that is meant to help you come closer
to Our Lord Jesus Christ and in your daily life
As you can tell, from the description of our congregation (above),
we are a spirit filled community of followers of Jesus Christ
that recognize that we are to spend time studying The Word,
and that we are to be HAPPY
Pastor Steve . . on some Sunday mornings really gets going !
We call those messages "Hermans Sermons"
He reminds us of three things;
1) FREE PARKING There are NO parking meters in Swedeburg
2) The Dairy Queen in Wahoo is open for lunch 'til 9 pm
3) The message you are hearing today is IMPORTANT . . listen . .
where you will spend your personal eternity depends on it.
You will find a very casual & friendly congregation of folks
that Love The Lord . . and we're glad to be 'country folk'
Most of us take our weekly bath on Saturday evening;
the guys try to wear a clean pair of jeans or overalls,
plaid shirt or NE shirt - the women may have a new dress
Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn's, great-great-great grandsons of some
of the founders of Swedeburg, got back from their fishing trip
( they were having so much fun, . . thought we'd never get them home )
they made a map for us to share . . . being 2011 and all . . .
they did it today's easy way . . they used Google or something
we're located just about 5.5 miles south of Wahoo NE . . . on "old HWY 77" as the old timers say . . .
on what they call "CR 17" now . . .
Just a mile south of Hwy 63/66 that comes from Ashland
some landmarks to assist you . .
about a block S of the Hwy 63/66 & CR17 intersection
look to your right - you'll see Doc Hancocks' ski jump
where his kids learned how to ski . . come on South . .
about another 1/2 mile - you'll see the church on the right
REMEMBER . . .
FREE PARKING There are NO parking meters in Swedeburg
. . see their map below:
Swedeburg Covenant Church is where the
RED 'A' is . .
don't know how that 'B' got in there . .
We're sure you noticed . . .
Our website has not been working for awhile . .
Grandpa tried & tried . . read all the "for Dummies" books
. . . just had to wait until the boys got back from fishing
Thanks for your patience - We're glad to be back !
Sunday School begins at 9:30 each SUN am
Worship Service begins at 10:30 each SUN am
On the 1st & 3rd Sunday evenings at 6:00 pm
we gather together for 'small group' Bible Study
We wanted to share some of the beautiful
stained glass windows with you . .
YOU and your family are invited !
plan your 2011 Summer to BE at
Swedeburg Covenant Church
2011 is the 135th Anniversary
of our congregation
Y'all Come Visit us SOON
The wonderful pastoral setting will delight you
The message, the fellowship, the prayer and
the Love of Jesus will bring you closer to Him
We'd LOVE to have you become part of our family
Let us share the Blessings of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Our congregation is part of the Evangelical Covenant Church - www.CovChurch.org
The president of the Evangelical Covenant Church shares
his message about "who we are":
"Thanks for your interest in the Evangelical Covenant Church.
This movement of more than 800 congregations in the United States and Canada
gathers around the central truth of the Bible: you matter to God.
Set in motion in 1885 by immigrants, today we are a growing, multiethnic,
intergenerational mosaic of churches with ministry partnerships in nearly forty countries.
We join efforts in the hope of seeing even more people engage in a personal relationship
with God through Jesus Christ, across more populations, in a more caring and just world."
Gary B Walter, president of the Evangelical Covenant Church
We invite you to check our EVENTS CALENDAR page
We have some pre-planned . . scheduled events . .
and some spontaneous gatherings as well !
The second SUNDAY afternoon of AUGUST
is our Annual PICNIC and HOG ROAST
This has been a Swedeburg Covenant Church
tradition for MANY YEARS !
We have LOTS of food - LIVE Christian music'
and FELLOWSHIP with fellow believers !
We have enjoyed the music of the
Good News Band
of Beatrice and others,
at past Annual PICNIC and HOG Roasts
Y'all Come !
Folks come from Omaha, Lincoln, Missouri,
and all the communities around Swedeburg
one year, we even had a guy from Panama . .
well, at least he wore a Panama hat . .