“Windwood has been engaged in prolonged litigation with the Presbytery of New Covenant over church property issues. That dispute is not resolved by the congregation’s vote to realign with ECO. A press release from the church verified that on May 18, 2014, Windwood Presbyterian Church held a congregational meeting and that 395 ballots were given out to verified active members, representing a 36 percent quorum of the 1,082 on the active roll of the church.”

Windwood Presbyterian Church, a 1000+ member congregation just northeast of Houston, Texas has voted to disaffiliate from the Presbyterian Church (USA) and join the ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. Windwood has been engaged in prolonged litigation with the Presbytery of New Covenant over church property issues. That dispute is not resolved by the congregation’s vote to realign with ECO.

A press release from the church verified that on May 18, 2014, Windwood Presbyterian Church held a congregational meeting and that 395 ballots were given out to verified active members, representing a 36 percent quorum of the 1,082 on the active roll of the church.

• Motion One asked each member to “approve” or “disapprove” of the following:  “That in response to God’s leading, the congregation of Windwood Presbyterian Church terminate its voluntary affiliation with the PCUSA.”
• Motion Two asked each member to “approve” or “disapprove” of the following: “That Windwood join another Presbyterian denomination namely, ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians.”

The result for Motion One (to disaffiliate from PCUSA) was 391 to 4 in favor of disaffiliation.  The result for Motion Two (to affiliate with ECO) was 388 to 5 in favor of affiliating with ECO.

Prior to the vote, Elder Tad Bodeman, read from remarks prepared by the session.

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