Evergreen Church (PCA) in Sevier County has a new owner. This comes after their credit union put their building in a foreclosure auction on Friday morning. An attorney representing Evangelical Christian Credit Union, the loan holder for the church, read the deed in front of a small crowd that gathered in front of the Sevier... Continue Reading

…I also know that even nomadic people develop a theology of place and space. For instance, to commemorate a God-given victory over the Philistines, 1 Samuel 7 says that Samuel “took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far the Lord has helped us.'” Just... Continue Reading

In a document filed in federal court seeking to prevent Mullet’s release, Thomas Getz, an assistant U.S. attorney, said: “Samuel Mullet Sr. is primarily and ultimately responsible for this series of violent attacks. They were carried out by his loyal and devoted followers, to settle his scores.” A federal judge Wednesday (Jan. 11) refused to... Continue Reading

With the emergence of The Fellowship of Presbyterians, who’s organizing principles and vision for the church mirror the New Wineskins original initiative, the leadership of NWAC has discerned that this season of ministry is over At the close of 2011, more than a decade after its inception as the New Wineskins Initiative, the New Wineskins... Continue Reading

Perich’s lawyers argued that though she was a “called” teacher (as opposed to a “lay” teacher) and a commissioned minister in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, she wasn’t enough of a “minster” to fall under the ministerial exception. The EEOC agreed, and brought its own suit against Hosanna-Tabor. Notably, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed,... Continue Reading

Representatives from a broad array of faiths, including the heads of many NAE denominations, have issued an open letter affirming that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, and warning that redefining marriage threatens religious freedom as well as the common good. Marriage and Religious Freedom: Fundamental Goods That Stand or Fall... Continue Reading

“Given the specific property provisions of Gashland’s Articles of Agreement, we would be hard-pressed to find that [Gashland’s] By-Laws’ general statements concerning subordination to the PCUSA’s Constitution establish a trust by clear, cogent and convincing evidence, dispelling all doubt as to whether Gashland intended a trust relationship.” A Missouri appeals court has sided with a... Continue Reading

“There are no PPPs. There are no Perfectly Pure Presbyterians in the world. The guts of the Gospel is that all of us in this room have warts. We have flaws. We have sins in our past. If you are perfect, you’re in the wrong place,” –Bill Solomon A North Carolina Presbyterian church greeted 2012... Continue Reading

“Cleveland needs people who love Jesus,” said Dan Ghramm, a North American Mission Board church planter in West Cleveland. Among the 65,000 people in the area where he works, Ghramm says there are “less than 300 to 400 people in a Gospel-preaching church on Sunday morning.” CLEVELAND, Ohio (BP) — A church planting renaissance is... Continue Reading

…under the current draft, the New Reformed Body would also resemble the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) more than the older breakaway groups. For example, the new body would uphold the same 11 confessions of faith, ranging from ancient to modern times, that the larger denomination does. And it would state support for the ordination of women.... Continue Reading