The Central Conference Executive Board administers conference ministries on behalf of Central Conference churches. The duties and responsibilities of the Executive Board are described in the Constitution of the Central Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Please pray and be mindful of the on-going search for future Executive Board members. Consider completing a Volunteer Leader Application and returning it to the Central Conference office. Download the application as a Word document or as a PDF.
CENTRAL CONFERENCE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Cheryl Ek (first term ending 2027)
Home church: Covenant Church of Galesburg, IL
Jeff Gustafson (first term ending 2026)
Home church: Bay Ev. Covenant, Green Bay, WI
Kenton Johnson (second term ending 2027)
Home church: Evangelical Covenant, Princeton, IL
Kurt Tillman (one year appointment, ending 2025)
Chair – Nominating Commission
Home church: Glen Ellyn Covenant, Glen Ellyn, IL
Rev. Edgar Torres (second term ending 2027)
Home church: New Community Covenant Church – Logan Square, Chicago, IL
Rev. Dianira Ulin (second term ending 2026)
Home church: Iglesia del Pacto Evangélico Belén, Chicago, IL
Rev. David Washington (first term ending 2025)
Home church: Kingdom Covenant, Chicago, IL
Rev. Tim White (first term ending 2027)
Home church: New Community Covenant Church – Logan Square, Chicago, IL
OFFICERS
Rev. Kenneth Oliver (first term ending 2027)
Chair
Home church: Edgebrook Covenant, Chicago, IL
Karen Palmberg (second term ending 2027)
Vice Chair
Home church: Batavia Covenant, Batavia, IL
Susan Kauffman (first term ending 2025)
Treasurer
Home church: Hillcrest Covenant, DeKalb, IL
Alicia Sturdy (first term ending 2026)
Secretary
Home church: United Evangelical Covenant, Gladstone, MI
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Rev. Dr. Danny Martinez
Superintendent
— Updated September 2024
CENTRAL CONFERENCE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
The boards and commissions of the Central Conference administer specific areas of ministry for the benefit of member churches. Volunteers are appointed or elected to direct each group’s work, in conjunction with conference staff support. Learn more…
CENTRAL CONFERENCE ANNUAL MEETING
A convention of delegates, known as the Annual Meeting of the Central Conference, shall be the highest constituted authority in the Central Conference. There shall be one regular session of the Annual Meeting of the Central Conference each year. As the highest deliberative and decision-making body of the Central Conference, the Annual Meeting of the Central Conference shall recommend to the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) the admission of congregations to membership in the ECC and the Central Conference, elect or call persons to leadership positions, approve the budget of the Central Conference, receive and approve reports, and make other decisions necessary to the mutual work of the ECC, the Central Conference, and affiliated institutions.