Among the ‘benefits’ (of being in the PCUSA) listed by Greater Atlanta Presbytery are: (1) “Their association with the largest mainstream Presbyterian denomination in this country,” (2) “Having been provided with PCUSA trained clergy”, (3) “Having been able to attract members because of the church’s membership in the PCUSA” and (4) “Having been able to... Continue Reading

The leader looked him in the eyes and said, “Who’d want it? Who in their right minds would want to run that?” “That’s when it dawned on me,” Kallestad reflected. “By the time we service the $12-million debt, pay the staff, and maintain the property, we’ve spent more than a million before we can spend... Continue Reading

Like something out of the Old Testament, an affliction from on high has rained down on Faith Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Fairfax County: golf balls. One smashed the rear window of Pastor Bob Barnett’s Honda Odyssey on a Sunday. Another crashed through a church office window, and a third plunked the youth director on the... Continue Reading

The Louisiana Presbytery (LAP) of the Presbyterian Church in America voted earlier this year to dissolve. This was a preliminary action which still requires approval of the PCA General Assembly. In order to facilitate the dissolution process, LAP erected a Joining and Receiving Committee (J&R) with the responsibility of recommending specific enabling actions. The Presbytery... Continue Reading

(Editor’s Note: Our statistics agree with Mr. Wolf’s assessment; stories concerning worldwide persecution of Christians are among the lowest in total number of page views on The Aquila Report, and frankly, we do not understand why.) At a time when some members of Congress are more focused on the U.S. economy and other national matters,... Continue Reading

In 2010, Tabernacle EPC (TEPC) in the Austinville community near Youngstown, Ohio planned to send a missionary team to Uganda. The trip had to be canceled, but God had other plans – for the Gbentchal area of Togo. Because of a conversation Dan Osborn, TEPC’s youth pastor, had with David Whetstone of Mentor Leaders, Dan... Continue Reading

Most of the people who attend Resurrection Williamsburg (PCA), which actually meets at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, live within a few subway stops of the church. “I love the fact that I see people I know going grocery shopping and the kind of conversations that can happen in that way.” One recent Sunday night on... Continue Reading

Centerpoint does subscribe to a denomination, that of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. But then there’s the confusion. Within a five-mile radius of its site, there are four different Presbyterian denominations — Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church U.S.A. and Presbyterian Church in America. The elected elders of First Presbyterian Church of Roseville recognized... Continue Reading

The Reformed Church’s (RCA) relationship with the Crystal Cathedral was unique because the cathedral had grown into much more than a local community church when it became a worldwide television ministry, Treadway said. Chapman University has increased its offer to purchase the 40-acre Crystal Cathedral property by $1.5 million, taking the total offer to $51.5... Continue Reading

Peter Vander Meulen, coordinator of the Christian Reformed Church’s Office of Social Justice, said the faith-based justice community “applauds” the (Occupy Wall Street) movement’s effort to bring awareness to the negative effects of such inequality. If Jesus were here today, would he be among those hoisting a sign as part of the Occupy Wall Street... Continue Reading