Contents of the jar deposited in the cornerstone included……A directory of the Masonic bodies of Wheeling and directory of the Scottish Rite Body in the Valley of Wheeling, presented by Joseph Hall of Wheeling. Current copies of the Wetzel Democrat, Wetzel Republican, and New Martinsville News, also a first copy of The Evening Dispatch and... Continue Reading

“This is what it means to be a Palestinian,” Fayyad said, adding that the PA feels a deep sense of responsibility for the holy places and will allow unfettered access to places of spiritual significance in areas under its control. A week after Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told an audience of Evangelical Protestants from across... Continue Reading

The Georgia Supreme Court decision concurs with judgments laid down by the high courts in California, Connecticut and New York, all of which allow the denomination’s constitution (trust clause) to trump state property law. But the Eighth Circuit Court and the Supreme Courts of Arkansas and South Carolina have come down on the opposite side... Continue Reading

Because Crystal Cathedral Ministries controls nearly all of the assets, Ms. Schuller Coleman will be starting almost from scratch. She said Hope Center OC had already received more than $15,000 in donations, which she added was much more than her parents had started with when they founded Crystal Cathedral. After decades at the pulpit here,... Continue Reading

Olympia (Presbytery) states in its policy that is assumes “a congregation seeking withdrawal from the PCUSA will be allowed to take the property, financial and any other assets held in trust for the PCUSA on their behalf, and that there will be a negotiated monetary stipulation.” A large, Washington-based church became one of the first... Continue Reading

They presented these thoughts at the Bible study’s Christmas dinner in December. That’s it! End of story! It went no further. No document was signed. No agreement was made. No covenant was approved. It was just two men sharing their observations at the Bible study dinner regarding what Muslims, Jews, and Christians have in common.... Continue Reading

Axel Adams, an Atlanta, Georgia official with the Rainbow PUSH coalition, the civil rights and economic justice organization led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, said he had seen a “tremendous increase” in churches facing foreclosure. “And some pastors have not notified their congregants,” Adams said. “They are fearful that if they do, they will lose... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: Many Aquila Report readers would recognize this church as the one that The Rev Edwin Elliot, Jr. (RTS Class of 1974) served as pastor (following his father) from 1978 until his death in 2009. One wonders what Edwin would think of all this. President Obama’s campaign recently launched an outreach group, African Americans... Continue Reading

Internal strife, an inept and absent bishop, a disillusioned laity, and deficit spending are leading Grace Episcopal Church – the largest parish in the diocese – towards dissolution. This was the parish home of the late President and Mrs. Gerald Ford. At the parish’s annual meeting on January 12, 2012, Dr. Michael Olgren, Chair of... Continue Reading

Denominations increasingly siding with “gay” lifestyle over biblical values The recent decision by Colorado Springs Church that predates statehood to pull out of its denomination reveals how much of a hot button issue the debate over same-sex marriage is becoming in Christian circles. Last Sunday almost 90% of the 4,000 member First Presbyterian Church in... Continue Reading