Reformed Church in the U.S. (RCUS) Synod votes to safeguard traditional distinctives (Part 1)
Critics complained that (President) Zylstra failed to provide satisfactory defenses for charges that some Dordt (College) professors are deviating from historic views of a literal six-day creation of the world. Concerns over further modernization of the Heidelberg Catechism, a new church visitation program, and future pastoral needs were among issues tackled by more than 80... Continue Reading
Congregation in Bahamas quits Church of Scotland in protest over gay ordination, joins Evangelical Presbyterian (EPC)
“I have had misgivings over the Church of Scotland for a number of years. I believe there is a general drift away from Biblical orthodoxy.” An entire congregation has quit the Church of Scotland in the Bahamas after its minister resigned over the issue of the first gay ordination. Around 800 members of the Kirk... Continue Reading
PCUSA General Assembly Mission Council comments on Israeli ‘apartheid’ label, Kairos Palestine documents
Both place GAMC-endorsed comments on overtures to this summer’s General Assembly (GA) related to the Israel-Palestine issue. (One overture deals with views of Palestine Christians; the other with “Declaring Israel policy ‘apartheid’”) (Editor’s Note: Following this article is a brief description with links detailing the work of the GAMC.) The Presbyterian Church (USA)’s General Assembly... Continue Reading
Congregation pledges $115 million to revamp First Baptist of Dallas
(Project includes) a new 3,000-seat sanctuary…, along with a religious education building and parking garage, a sweeping glass-fronted concourse and a sky bridge. Packed tightly into the ornate, old sanctuary and spilling into overflow areas to watch on TV, members of First Baptist Church of Dallas heard the number Sunday that will guide them into... Continue Reading
Former Church Members and the Presbytery of Cincinnati (PCUSA) battle over $2 Million ‘legacy’ fund
The church closed late last year, but the battle continues today in Hamilton County Probate Court, where the leaders of the Presbytery of Cincinnati have claimed the legacy fund belongs to them. When the Seventh Presbyterian Church closed last fall after 160 years, the congregation created a $2 million “legacy fund” to carry on the... Continue Reading
Two Female Episcopal Bishops Consecrated, One a Lesbian, in Diverse Los Angeles Ceremony
The procession began with a wild liturgical dance, gyrating Chinese dragon-like creatures, the banging of drums and the beating of noisemakers In what many Anglicans will view as an inflammatory act in the already shaky Anglican Communions’ house of cards, two women, one a lesbian, were consecrated the 16th and 17th female bishops in The... Continue Reading
PCUSA Congregation in Illinois pays $140,000 to retain property in transfer to EPC
Despite a negotiated agreement with a Presbytery commission prior to the meeting, the church was dismissed by only a 58-48 vote. The 152-year-old First Presbyterian Church of Aurora, Ill. was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) Tuesday by Blackhawk Presbytery in a 58-48 vote. A negotiated settlement will allow the 700-member congregation to leave with... Continue Reading
Understanding Church Discipline in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church – the Jay Hering Case (Part I)
“The purpose of discipline is to bring about the reconciliation of man to God and man to man and to engage the people of God in the ministry of reconciliation” On May 6th The Aquila Report ran a story about a Session in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian (ARP) Church starting a process known as Church... Continue Reading
Community events to help fund Appalachian outreach for ARP Youth Group in Georgia
“This year, we are trying something new. On Memorial Day, we are going to have a community Home Run Derby” Ice cream and a Home Run Derby are going to help send a group of Coweta County young people to Appalachia for a missions project. The youth of White Oak Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in... Continue Reading
Pittsburgh Anglican (former Episcopal) Diocese continues litigation to remain with ACNA
The Bishop…reaffirmed the position of the Anglican Church in North America… that “all parish property is owned by the parishes” without any trust claim by the diocese” Leaders from all 55 parishes in the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh met with diocesan leaders on April 25 at St. Martin’s Anglican Church, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, to worship and... Continue Reading
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