First Evangelical Covenant Church
First Evangelical Covenant Church is a church at 316 Wood Road in Rockford, IL 61107. It is one of 258 churches in Rockford.
We meet together to embrace our mission to Love, Grow, and Serve.
First Covenant was founded June 1, 1875 by God-honoring “Mission Friends” who had immigrated from Sweden.
Serving since 1875 · Ramp access
316 Wood Road, Rockford, IL, 61107Service times
- Sunday 10:15am · in-person worship service
Phone: (815) 398-4247 · Website: http://www.firstcovrockford.org/
Ministries at First Evangelical Covenant Church
- Children's Ministry
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Latest from First Covenant Church's YouTube channel: Sunday, November 1st, 2026. 11/01/2026 (all videos).
The community around First Evangelical Covenant Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Obesity: 40.4%
- Social Isolation: 33.3%
- Unemployment: 6.9% (2.6–11.2%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Rockford city is served by 165 churches — about one congregation for every 832 residents.
Churches near First Evangelical Covenant Church
- Empowering Word Christian Center — 0.2 mi away
- Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Christian Growth Center — 0.6 mi away
- Our Saviors Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away
- Crosspoint Church — 0.6 mi away
- Temple Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Allen Chapel AME Church — 0.7 mi away
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 0.7 mi away
- Fisher Memorial Chapel — 0.8 mi away
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Church — 1 mi away