The reforming charge is being led by author and minister of Dundee Free Church, the Rev David Robertson. (Ed. Note: David is a Twin Lakes ‘Fellow’) A Free Church of Scotland minister has dubbed the controversy over plans to include hymns and instrumental music in services as “worship wars”. A special meeting of ministers and... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: See accompanying story about Colonial Presbyterian Church action to leave PCUSA bit.ly/cMi1Mv In the days leading up to the Aug. 22 vote, the presbytery informed Colonial leadership that two Heartland Presbytery congregations had filed remedial complaints on the congregation’s vote about its future in the PCUSA. According to the complaint, the sessions of... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: See accompanying story about reactions of the PCUSA Heartland Presbytery bit.ly/cLEAo3 Colonial Presbyterian Church continued its exodus from the Presbyterian Church (USA) Monday and was received into the Evangelical Presbyterian Church’s New Wineskins Transitional Presbytery. On the same day, the clergy officially cut ties to the PCUSA and Heartland Presbytery. The Revs. James... Continue Reading

“If my clients’ boards of directors can meet that way, is it much different than allowing a church congregation to congregate that way and hold a worship service?” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that a religious organization that primarily holds Internet and radio worship services does not meet the... Continue Reading

The sixth New Wineskins Association of Churches Convocation is set for Sept. 26-28 at Windwood Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. Nationally-known missions expert Reggie McNeal will be the featured speaker, with prominent attorney Lloyd Lunceford also speaking on church property issues. Under the theme “Equipping Saints for Missional Ministry,” the plenary sessions will focus on... Continue Reading

Sponsors include: Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, Coral Ridge Presbyterian, Christ Church United Methodist and First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale. Eight Broward churches plan to launch a campaign on Sunday to find food, shelter and jobs for the county’s homeless. Called Hope South Florida, the campaign has a goal to raise $5 million in cash,... Continue Reading

“The NALC will uphold confessional principles dear to Lutherans including a commitment to the authority of the Bible and the Lutheran Confessions.” More than 1,000 Lutherans from throughout North America will gather Aug. 26-27 in suburban Columbus, Ohio, to for meetings designed to form a new church body for confessional Lutherans. The annual Convocation of... Continue Reading

“…the congregation is trying to preserve its right to worship and minister on the property granted it by the Jermain family.” Pledging not to give up the fight for their church’s life, some members of Jermain Memorial Presbyterian Church in Watervliet, N.Y., are eagerly awaiting word from the secular court system to decide their fate.... Continue Reading

“…the congregation is trying to preserve its right to worship and minister on the property granted it by the Jermain family.” Pledging not to give up the fight for their church’s life, some members of Jermain Memorial Presbyterian Church in Watervliet, N.Y., are eagerly awaiting word from the secular court system to decide their fate.... Continue Reading

More people in Hattiesburg are turning to God during the economic recession, according new data provided by local churches. The economic recession may be taking its toll financially on some churchgoers but overall attendance is growing while giving is only slightly down from 2009 in two churches that were surveyed. First Baptist Church of Hattiesburg,... Continue Reading