IRVINE, CA (June 23, 2012) – The gavel sounded at 2:45 p.m. today, bringing to a close the business sessions of the 127th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church. The meeting formally concludes with Sunday morning’s ordination service.

Complete coverage of this year’s meeting will be archived on CovChurch.org, with all videos shown during the sessions archived on CovChurch.tv.

Delegates and others will find a summary of key decisions and other information on the Covenant website for use in preparing reports for local congregations.

Follow-up coverage also will appear in the August issue of The Covenant Companion.

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