Earlier this year, the Standing Committee of the diocese called on Bennison to resign. A number of individual priests…also asked Bennison to step down. Delegates to the 227th Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of Pennsylvania voted overwhelmingly for Bishop Charles Bennison to resign. 476 secret ballots were cast, 341 in favor of the resolution, 134... Continue Reading

“…if the NCC wants to survive, it needs to be bureaucratically less centralized, theologically more deeply rooted in traditional Christian beliefs, and less aligned with Western liberal Protestantism…” While church leaders from across denominations discuss new directions for the 100-year-old ecumenical movement, one conservative Christian believes major changes need to be made in order for... Continue Reading

On November 9, 2010, Evangel Presbytery met at Rainbow Presbyterian Church, Rainbow City, AL, for its 128th Stated Meeting. Host pastor, TE Robbie Hendrick, welcomed the presbytery to Rainbow City and TE Jason Sterling proclaimed the Gospel from Hebrews 2:1-4 by challenging the presbytery to reverse the trend of spiritual drift in our lives by... Continue Reading

On Tuesday, November 9, The Aquila Report posted a story about actions taken the previous Saturday during a meeting of Ohio Presbytery during which they set up a Study Committee on the topic of the administration of communion by intinction. In the story, we reported the events of a previous meeting of the Presbytery that... Continue Reading

On Reformation weekend, as many Americans celebrated the Protestant Reformation in their churches, the cradle of the Reformation was awakened with the echoes of psalm singing, clear gospel-preaching, and Holy Communion. As part of the First Heidelberg Conference on Reformed Theology (http://www.heidelbergconference.info/), set in the idyllic city where the Heidelberg Catechism was drafted, the ordination... Continue Reading

Part Cities Presbyterian (PCA), Dallas sponsors annual Arts Festival. Christ the King Presbyterian (PCA), Houston sponsors Saturday-Sunday seminars on the Trustworthiness of the Bible Eastern Shore (PCA), Fairhope, Alabama kicks off Mission Emphasis Park Cities (PCA), in Dallas, Texas is hosting their Annual Arts Festival. They will have its grand opening this Saturday at 10:00AM.... Continue Reading

References to the Old Testament triggered Ateek’s harshest words against “Christian Zionists,” identified as people who “take the Bible literally. They read every part of the Bible as authoritative. We don’t see the Bible that way,” he said. Waiving a copy of “Kairos Palestine,” an anti-Israel manifesto that accuses the Jewish state of “apartheid,” the... Continue Reading

“In a day when our population increasingly withdraws to the Internet, it’s good to know that TrueLife.org is there, waiting, ready to tell people about Jesus Christ — and where they can find a church that will love and disciple them,” Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?” Centuries later, people from all walks of... Continue Reading

The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments is now at 14-8 against adopting the amendments. On November 6, Ohio Presbytery voted against of adoption: On BCO 14-1 and BCO 14-2: Yes 5; No 16; Abstain 1. On November 9 two Presbyteries voted in favor of adoption: Providence Presbytery voted in favor; the specific... Continue Reading

At a Stated Meeting of the relatively new Ohio Presbytery of the PCA, an overture from a local congregation asking for appointment of a Presbytery study committee on the topic of intinction was approved; given 12 month time line for report. What is Intinction? The simple answer comes from Merriam-Webster: the administration of the sacrament... Continue Reading