The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments as of April 19 is On BCO 14-1: 41-34 against adoption On BCO 14-2: 43-32 against adoption For the amendments to be have been approved 2/3 of the 79 Presbyteries (53) had to vote in favor. A majority of the Presbyteries have now voted against approving... Continue Reading

Am I the only person in the PCA silly enough to think that it’s a scandal and a shame that we are officially segregated from our Korean-American brethren? Specifically, for the last 29 years we have had separate Korean Language Presbyteries (KLPs). These KLPs occupy the same areas as regular PCA presbyteries which are made... Continue Reading

The home of one of the parishioners of Bible Presbyterian Church in Merrill was destroyed April 10 when the tornado ripped through the area. An insurance agent, looking over the property, told the woman that the storm was considered “an act of God.” Don’t call it an act of God, she responded. The outpouring of... Continue Reading

Parishioners carried Bibles in embroidered cases, babies with ribbons in their hair, and flutes, violins and sheet music into Immanuel Bible Church for Palm Sunday services. And a few carried guns, tucked into waistbands, hidden under suit jackets. At least a dozen members of this Springfield congregation routinely bring concealed weapons to services, said the... Continue Reading

As the Anglican Communion faces the looming threat of schism, the Church of Nigeria finds itself courted by both sides With 18 million members The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican Communion’s second largest province after the Church of England itself, and its fastest growing one. It boasts the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, among... Continue Reading

“When we saw the steel beams going up…we were all shocked and surprised,” Nina Teicholz said. “Fifteen feet from my window I’m looking into a giant terrace, a huge brick wall with a giant opening into a vast party space.” Love thy neighbor? Not necessarily if you live in one Upper West Side neighborhood. Residents... Continue Reading

On Saturday, April 16, Louisiana Presbytery passed a resolution proposing changes to the Standing Judicial Commission (SJC), the highest court in the PCA, including term limits for SJC members. The overture will be sent to the 39th General Assembly which is meeting June 7-10 at Virginia Beach. Here is the full text of what the... Continue Reading

“ . . . no one school of interpretation on these disputed issues should be adopted as the only orthodox position to the exclusion of the others.” (Report of the Complaint Review Committee, 62) On January 8, 2011, Missouri Presbytery (MP) completed a Book of Church Order (BCO) 31-2 investigation of Federal Visionist TE Jeffrey... Continue Reading

The New Wineskins Association began approximately 10 years ago, when a group of pastors and leaders began discussing a different way to be the Church in the 21st century. It now includes 180 congregations in both the PCUSA and the more conservative Evangelical Church in American (EPC). According to a letter written by the leadership... Continue Reading

The Rev. Tom De Vries’ days as lead pastor of the 2,600-member Fair Haven Ministries in Hudsonville likely are drawing to a close. The Reformed Church in America’s General Synod Council in March tapped De Vries as its sole candidate from a pool of six to become the denomination’s fifth general secretary. The decision now... Continue Reading