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The Evangelical Covenant Church
http://www.covchurch.org/trafficking/Volunteer Opportunities: Yes
History
The Evangelical Covenant Church is a rapidly growing multiethnic denomination in the United States and Canada with ministries on five continents of the world. Founded in 1885 by Swedish immigrants, the ECC values the Bible as the word of God, the gift of God’s grace and ever-deepening spiritual life that comes through a faith with Jesus Christ, the importance of extending God’s love and compassion to a hurting world and the strength that comes from unity within diversity.
Mission
To prevent human trafficking through our Break the Chains initiative
- Contact Information:
- 8303 West Higgins Road
- Chicago, Illinois 60631
- United States
- Active In: United States
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness
- Forms of Slavery:
- Domestic Servitude, Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor, Bonded Labor, Child Labor, Forced Marriage
- Tel: +1 (0) 773 784-3000
- Email: wmc@covchurch.org
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