ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians

Overview

ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians was formed in 2012 by evangelical congregations leaving the mainline Presbyterian Church (USA) after that body's 2011 ordination-standards change on sexuality. ECO affirms the Westminster Confession and Catechisms alongside the broader Reformed confessional heritage, ordains only men to the teaching office of elder and pastor, and maintains biblical sexual ethics. AskCredo places ECO in the A-tier as a broadly Reformed Presbyterian body that has reclaimed historic confessional ground, while noting that it permits female ruling elders — a point of divergence from stricter Presbyterian bodies.

Confession / Standard

Essential Tenets (Reformed framework)

Governance

presbyterian

Soteriology

reformed

Key Beliefs

• Five Solas
• Trinitarian
• Biblical authority
• Traditional marriage
• Complementarian majority

Distinctives

• No binding confessional standard beyond Essential Tenets — less rigorous than Westminster subscription

Background

North America · Founded 2012

Official Website

https://eco-pres.org