Delegates to the 135th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church Annual Meeting voted overwhelmingly to approve the Resolution to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery brought forth by the Christian Action Commission.
Steve Klimkowski, chief financial officer of the Evangelical Covenant Church, told delegates to the 2021 Annual Meeting the denomination did better financially than expected during the Covid-19 pandemic yet still sustained a significant budget deficit.
Delegates to the 135th Annual Meeting today approved a 2022 budget of $17.58 million.
Delegates to the 135th Annual Meeting today approved a Resolution of Sympathy in remembrance of pastors, pastors’ spouses, and missionaries whose deaths have been reported since the 2019 Annual Meeting.
Delegates voted to approve the voluntary removal of 17 churches from the roster of churches at the 135th Annual Meeting today.
Evangelical Covenant Church minister David C. Hagen died Saturday, June 19.
The 135th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church honored Michelle Clifton-Soderstrom, dean of faculty at North Park Theological Seminary, with the 2021 Irving C. Lambert Award for educational innovation and her commitment to growing a “beloved community.”
