The Friendship saga is probably the first time that PCA leaders have formally attempted to hold members responsible for racist statements On Nov. 26, 2007, Neill Payne hit the send button on an E-mail to 19 people, including several members of a Presbyterian church outside Asheville, N.C., where he was an elder. The E-mail contained... Continue Reading

The recommendations and comments, if approved, will require Erskine to clearly separate itself from any direct influence by the ARP Church. The Aquila Report has obtained a copy of the SACS Special Committee Report which was triggered following ARP Synod actions in March. While just a recommendation (final action by SACS will be later in... Continue Reading

(NAE President:) “…we do not dismiss those who advocate for legal access to abortion as unconcerned for human life or unworthy of our respect and attention.” The National Association of Evangelicals has issued a new resolution on abortion advocacy that calls for pursuing “common ground” towards reducing the abortion rate in America, and included contraception... Continue Reading

To celebrate this new beginning, Covenant Presbyterian Church has invited its former pastor, the Rev. John T. Mabray, of Lynchburg, Virginia, to conduct a formal service to install church officers Covenant Presbyterian Church of Monroe, Louisiana was founded in 1952 by members of the old Southern Presbyterian Church. In 1987 the congregation agreed to become... Continue Reading

The ARP, PCA, OPC, and URC are NOT members of either of these two organizations. New chapters of ecumenical history will be written should the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Reformed Ecumenical Council — representing 80 million Christians from 108 countries — unite into one ecclesiastical body during an upcoming event at Calvin... Continue Reading

The folks at Marco Presbyterian Church (PCA) gave wings to their motto: “taking the gospel of Jesus, across the island, across the bridge and across the sea” The folks at Marco Presbyterian Church (PCA) gave wings to their motto: “taking the gospel of Jesus, across the island, across the bridge and across the sea” when... Continue Reading

A new Green Bay, Wisconsin PCA church is using a well-known Bible story as inspiration for its ministry — and its name. Jacob’s Well aims to share the gospel Jacob’s Well (http://www.jacobswellgb.org/) started holding public worship services a couple of months ago after members hosted smaller community Bible study sessions in private homes. It takes... Continue Reading

In Part 1 we discussed how the process of handling allegations against a Minister are dealt with in the ARP: http://bit.ly/c6vdAV. In Part 2 we will examine at least one of the key issues at stake, should the process move forward. In the middle of March, about two weeks after the ARP Synod action concerning... Continue Reading

The South Carolina Court of Appeals voted today to grant a partial approval to the request by the APR Synod to set aside portions of the Preliminary Injunction put into place by Judge Griffith on April 9th. (Full story on the Appeal is here: http://bit.ly/azuEBX Here is the report of today’s (Thursday, May 27) action:... Continue Reading

The 119th Stated Meeting of Covenant Presbytery met on Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 at Riveroaks Reformed Presbyterian Church in Germantown, TN The meeting was opened through worship and a sermon by TE William Spink, Jr. (Senior Pastor of the host church) preaching on 1 Timothy 4. The Moderator RE Paul Bush opened in prayer. The... Continue Reading