One of the fun things we get to do when we’re in the US is to attend the annual meeting of the Covenant Church — aka “Gather ’14”
During the business meetings a reorganization of the denominational structure was approved. For us that means that what we’ve always called “World Mission” is now “Serve Globally”. Same function, different name.
And there was a lengthy discussion before approval of the Resolution on Immigration. Not that the Covenant has come up with a solution to the problem of immigration nor have we tidied up the confusing immigration laws, but simply have made a statement regarding a biblically appropriate treatment of the “aliens” we find in our communities. Besides the business meetings during the day, there are evening services.
Highlights included the Friday night commissioning of new missionaries. The service begins with the parade of flags from all the countries where the Covenant Church has missionaries and partnerships.
Saturday night was the ordination of pastors, including Pastors Neil and Ben from our Grand Rapids church!
If you’re interested in seeing more of what happened at the annual meeting, check out covchurch.tv and look for videos of “Gather 2014”. You can also find related articles in the Covenant News.
