Ecuador Adventure
November 6 - 15, 2026
Experience Ecuador & Meet Our Partners
November 6 - 15, 2026
The Ecuador Adventure is designed for everyone and all ages and will include both ministry and time with people as well as construction projects with our partnering church in San Antonio, and learning about and working alongside The Santiago Partnership.
Will also include some sight seeing and connecting with our Canada Covenant team members.
If you have interest in going to Ecuador, check out the following document that has lots more information to help you get a feel of what to expect on the trip. If you have further questions or want to talk more about the possibility of joining the trip, Trip Leader Natasha Westerhoud is happy to chat with you. Send her an email at natasha@mykasha.com
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Ready to sign-up?
Send in your deposit and register before July 15, 2026!
Cost. $2500 CAD per person (not including airfare to Quito, Ecuador).
Deposit. The deposit is $500 per person. Etransfer, cheque, and PayPal are all options for paying your deposit. Please contact the Canada Covenant office at office@covchurch.ca to process your deposit payment.
Registration. Please use the link below to register. If you are attending as a family, please complete the form for each participant.
Covenant Partners in Jesus’ Kingdom
The Evangelical Covenant Church of Ecuador (Iglesia Pacto Evangelica del Ecuador, or IPEE) has invited the Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada (ECCC) to partner with them to build up the body of Christ in a global way.
As a part of the Canada Covenant’s long-standing partnership in Ecuador, we have built a strong relationship with Iglesia del Pacto Evangelico La Hermosa, a little country church set up in the hills of San Antonio, approximately 45 minutes from Cayembe, Ecuador. Iglesia del Pacto Evangelico La Hermosa is a part of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Ecuador (Iglesia del Pacto Evangélico de Ecuador) and the Canada Covenant has the privilege of being the only outside organization that partners with this specific church community in the San Antonio region.
On any given Sunday, approximately 60-75 people worship together from around the San Antonio community. Pastor Francisco Ascanta is a bi-vocational pastor, who not only works hard serving the church he is called to, but also oversees two businesses: cheese-making, a business he runs with his son, and the harvesting of a new rose plantation. Pastor Francisco leads the Sunday services alongside worship leaders that include a Kichwa-speaking choir. (Kichwa is the language of the indigenous Quechua people of Ecuador. They are an integral part of the region’s cultural presence, with a rich history that is full of unique traditions). Iglesia del Pacto Evangelico La Hermosa also partners with Compassion International. Twice a week, they host approximately 60 children from around the community, providing a meal alongside games and bible study.
In the last couple of years, Iglesia del Pacto Evangelico La Hermosa built a small bakery on the church property that is run by the congregation and serves the community by providing fresh bread and pastries. All proceeds of the bakery are redirected back into the church. On the November 2023 trip to Ecuador , the Canada Covenant team was able to financially support as well as work alongside friends at Iglesia del Pacto Evangelico La Hermosa to finish the floor of the bakery. In November 2024, the Canada Covenant team learned about traditional breads and helped stock the bakery alongside church members. We are eager to see how God continues to use the bakery to care for, feed, and connect with so many in the San Antonio region. Join us in praying for this vital ministry.
It is always a gift to return to Ecuador and see old friends and make new ones and see how lives are being changed by the ministry of Iglesia del Pacto Evangelico La Hermosa. We look forward to continuing this long and rich relationship of serving God and loving our communities together.
Canadian Covenant individuals and churches also have the opportunity to give financially to support the work of the Santiago Partnership, both in the Medical Clinics and in the Homes for Children at Risk. These programs are run under the direction of missionaries Joel and Kim Delp. (Keep scrolling to learn more about the Santiago Partnership).
The 2026 Ecuador trip will visit the local church and support their ministry work as well as learn about the work going on in the community through Santiago Partnership. Details will be shared with trip attendees in the coming months.
The Place
Ecuador is a South American country about a third the size of Alberta with 13 million citizens. It has three distinct and beautiful ecological areas: coast, mountains (sierra) and jungle. The people work hard and love to laugh and play. Spanish is the official language.
The Indigenous story of Ecuador is very similar to that of the Canadian indigenous. They were enslaved, conquered and then displaced from their homelands over the centuries and remain in situations of oppression with lack of access to education, quality medical care, etc.
Although Catholicism predominates, only 5% of the population attends church regularly. Many children are caught in a cycle of abusive parents and little hope of higher education. Churches are limited in resources to provide families with Biblical parenting skills and discipleship.
+ There are 64 Evangelical Covenant Churches in IPEE, plus another 20 house-church groups.
+ These churches average about 100 members each, much like the Covenant Churches in Canada.
+ Ecuador has the second highest alcoholism rate in the world, second only to Russia.
+ 20% of the Ecuadorian population earns less than $1 per day.
+ Only 48% of secondary age children are in school.
+ Unemployment is about 24%.
+ 7 out of 10 Ecuadorian children live in poverty.
Despite all of these statistics, our Ecuadorian partners and missionaries are serving and caring for the least of these and working to empower those around them. The Canada Covenant gets to support them in this mission work for God’s Kingdom.
