A Southern Baptist panel released on Monday the final draft of a report that is expected to set the nation’s largest Protestant denomination on a new course. With the denomination in decline, the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force is challenging the Southern Baptist Convention to adopt a new compelling vision for the sake of its... Continue Reading

Jack Watkins, Stated Clerk of Nashville Presbytery, told to The Aquila Report that downtown flooding has not impacted the PCA General Assembly site; a few restaurants and tourist sites are closed Muddy waters poured over the banks of Nashville’s swollen Cumberland River on Monday, spilling into Music City’s historic downtown streets while rescuers using boats... Continue Reading

In their suit, the parents say they left their son in babysitter’s care based on the recommendation of the associate pastor at Westminster. An attorney for a Muncie church has denied it shares any responsibility for the events that led to an infant’s death in January. Westminster Presbyterian Church is a defendant in a lawsuit... Continue Reading

“It is very sad. How can seven people (out of 207) keep a church open and viable? The property will either be shut down or put up for sale. It is pitiful. The end came swiftly for the priests and parishioners of St. Dunstan’s Anglican Church. “At 5pm last Friday, we got an e-mail from... Continue Reading

On Saturday, April 24, 2010, the first congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) in the state of Georgia was organized. A total of 86 people, including church dignitaries and other visitors from ten states, attended the organizational and installation services of Northminster Reformed Presbyterian Church in Atlanta’s northern suburbs. The new... Continue Reading

An April 29 letter echoes opposition and warns that church workers could be at risk if they help illegal immigrants The issue of immigration enforcement in Arizona has been a hot topic in recent days. So hot, in fact, that it has inspired boycotts on travel to the state and public demonstrations, such as the... Continue Reading

“The elders believe that consistency is more important for the church’s stability, strength, and health than a stream of different preachers.” Bethlehem’s Organizational Elders voted unanimously Tuesday, April 27, to “name Kenny Stokes Interim Pastor for Preaching during Pastor John’s leave.” I think this is a very wise action and am thrilled that Kenny and... Continue Reading

This story is linked to Bethlehem Baptist Names Kenny Stokes Interim Pastor in John Piper’s absence http://bit.ly/bF6Y3b We are marking Pastor Kenny and Kathy Stokes’s 10 years of ministry at Bethlehem. Kenny and Kathy met at Bethel College and were married in December 1979. He graduated with a double major in Psychology and Biblical Studies... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: Following is a Press Release from the Communications Office of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church relating to a previous story on The Aquila Report at: http://bit.ly/aY8FGx A task force report from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (PCUSA) has determined that an accusation made by its Presbytery of Peace River against the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)... Continue Reading

Hopefully this process can begin quickly and be completed in such a manner that Erskine can move forward. We pray that all involved in the situation will open their hearts to the possibility of resolution and reconciliation Many of you are aware of and very concerned about the complicated situation at Erskine College and Seminary.... Continue Reading