PCUSA Mission Council discusses finances; job cuts loom
There are several closed sessions planned for Thursday’s GAMC meeting schedule, including a one-hour session for elected members only The anticipation of staff cuts is hanging over this week’s meeting of the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) being held in Louisville (KY), but officials are holding off those discussion until a series of closed meetings... Continue Reading
Free Church of Scotland considers lifting 110-year ban on Singing Hymns
Free Church of Scotland minister the Rev David Robertson at St Peter’s in Dundee said it could provide a home for “hurt and angry” Kirk members. The Free Church of Scotland is considering lifting a 110-year ban on hymn singing. A group of 10 ministers is calling for a change in church law because they... Continue Reading
Nevada pastor to be nominated to lead Southern Baptist’s Pastors’ Conference
Pitman is the second announced candidate to lead the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference, which meets two days prior to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Vance Pitman, pastor of Hope Baptist Church in Las Vegas, Nev., will be nominated president of the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference next month in Orlando, Mac Brunson, pastor... Continue Reading
Arizona Church: Time to move out of the PCUSA House
The congregation near Phoenix hires the Barna Group to survey people, says its time to end family arguments Desert Hills Presbyterian Church recently announced its intent to sever ties with the 2.1 million-member Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) while remaining in the Reformed family as an independent church. “I’m looking forward to ending the cyclical family arguments... Continue Reading
Episcopal Appeals Court hears arguments on Pennsylvania Bishop’s verdict, proposed deposition
Bishop Bennison was found to have failed to discharge his pastoral obligations to the girl, the members of her family, and the members of the parish youth group as well as church authorities after he learned of his brother’s behavior. Attorneys for the Episcopal Church and for the Diocese of Pennsylvania’s Bishop Charles Bennison argued... Continue Reading
PCA Strategic Plan: Administrative Committee Addresses Questions
“It seems right, I think, that those who assign the tasks bear some responsibility to fund them. Likewise, it’s reasonable that those who receive the benefits would help cover the costs—even gladly.” On April 8, the PCA’s Administrative Committee (AC), comprised of 11 teaching and ruling elders, along with nine representatives from PCA committees and... Continue Reading
PCA Congregation in Cleveland, Ohio makes a providentially blessed move to a new location
The Westminster Presbyterian Church of Metro Cleveland has moved and changed their name. They are now identified by their location, the Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Church of Parma, Ohio. The purchase too place without realtor fees (the property was never listed), without legal fees (two lawyers worked pro bono), and without interest on the loan (the... Continue Reading
Response filed to ARP Synod Appeal of a Preliminary Injunction in the Erskine College court case
Plaintiffs Attorneys refer to the ARP Synod action to appoint a new board as a “corporate-law equivalent of a midnight coup of Erskine College.” Attorneys for the Plaintiffs in the case of Taylor, Young, Chestnut et al versus the ARP Synod concerning the governance of Erskine College and Seminary filed papers on Wednesday with the... Continue Reading
ARP Church Session forwards allegations against Erskine Seminary professor
The Session of Unity ARP, Piedmont, SC alleges that The Reverend James Hering filed a “public civil suit against his brother in Christ in the denomination” which is contrary to Biblical principles According to a story filed overnight on the web site of the Greenwood, SC based Index-Journal newspaper, the Session of Unity Associate Reformed... Continue Reading
Fort Myers (Florida) Planning Commission approves project for EPC congregation’s first building
New Hope EPC, which split from the Covenant PCUSA two years ago following a publicized schism, is looking to purchase 20 acres, which will be part of a mixed-use tract The City of Fort Myers approved a plan on Monday night for a 75-acre development on Colonial Boulevard near the intersection with Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard.... Continue Reading
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