{"id":4457,"date":"2007-06-21T16:31:13","date_gmt":"2007-06-21T21:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=4457"},"modified":"2010-12-20T12:40:38","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T17:40:38","slug":"5653","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2007\/06\/21\/5653\/","title":{"rendered":"World Mission Theme of Opening Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND, OR (June 21, 2007) &#8211; The traditional parade of flags was as stirring as ever as the 122nd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church got under way Thursday evening with the opening worship service displaying its world mission theme. Following are moments captured during the evening service, with an estimated 1,150 individuals in attendance.<!--more--><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Speaker Andres Bunch and his interpreter, Covenant missionary Gary Sander, excite the crowd estimated at 1,150 during the opening worship service Thursday evening.<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/uploads\/d4\/Ei\/d4EiNsgoyL_WdGMu_d3XQA\/AM-1R.jpg\" alt=\"Speaker\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/uploads\/t0\/hz\/t0hzVkJ0oQoscYFRXWXO0g\/AM-2L.jpg\" alt=\"Crowd\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" align=\"bottom\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Those in the audience loved the fast-paced, passionate and, at times, humorous message.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Here, Tom Kelly proudly carries the flag of Mexico.<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/uploads\/H1\/pk\/H1pkP3Hdk6tvQTx4E9AKxQ\/AM-3R.jpg\" alt=\"Flags\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" align=\"bottom\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/uploads\/8J\/6h\/8J6hRbmmY4TvgGpAPLLdMw\/AM-new.jpg\" alt=\"Flags\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" align=\"bottom\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The parade of flags represented 39 countries where the Covenant has a missionary presence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Many gather around those being commissioned to join in prayer on their behalf.<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/uploads\/Zh\/YM\/ZhYMBmIJ8hqA5kAqU7F6EA\/AM-5R.jpg\" alt=\"Prayer\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" align=\"bottom\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=4457&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND, OR (June 21, 2007) &#8211; The traditional parade of flags was as stirring as ever as the 122nd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church got under way Thursday evening with the opening worship service displaying its world mission theme. 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