Regardless of doctrinal questions, Christ Covenant’s Cub Scout program is within its rights to deny the Stokeses leadership positions, according to Mark Turner, executive director of the Mecklenburg County Council of the BSA A Presbyterian church was happy to have Jeremy and Jodi Stokes as Cub Scout leaders, at least until officials there found out... Continue Reading

The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments is now at 12-5 against adopting the amendments. On October 16, Illiana Presbytery voted against adoption: Yes 0; No 25; and Abstain 0. On October 19, South Florida Presbytery voted against adoption: Yes 0; No 31; and Abstain 1. The two amendments to BCO 14-1 and... Continue Reading

Dr. Robert H. Schuller said “We were America’s first, weekly televised church service and our audience today is as strong as ever. … No doubt there will always be a need for this TV ministry to continue The Southern California megachurch Crystal Cathedral Ministries will enter bankruptcy as it faces lawsuit-filing creditors and a rapid... Continue Reading

We applaud Rossing’s suggestion that the book of Revelation be read aloud in circles or Bible study groups. This could be helpful to women who are auditory learners. At a recent meeting, the members of the Voices of Orthodox Women (VOW) Board of Directors could not endorse the 2010-2011 Horizons Bible Study, “Journeys Through Revelation:... Continue Reading

The success of Pope Benedict’s visit to Britain has help moved things along… I’m sure the Ordinariate was at the back of the Holy Father’s mind throughout his trip… Bishop John Broadhurst, Bishop of Fulham in the Anglican diocese of London, is to resign his post later this year to join the Roman Catholic ‘Pope’s... Continue Reading

Most of the ELCA’s African mission churches in the U.S. don’t own buildings and depend on ELCA financial support to pay pastors and fund outreach programs. Yet all 105 strongly oppose the ELCA’s new policies. South Dakota pastor Julius Badigo has long known that Christian discipleship is costly. For him, that cost is increasingly measured... Continue Reading

Courts have ruled that Windwood Presbyterian Church’s sprawling campus on a busy corner in northwest Houston is held in trust for the Presbyterian Church (USA). The congregation’s trustees plan to appeal the decision. Windwood Presbyterian Church in Houston has appealed the recent judgment in its property case against the Presbyterian Church (USA) and Presbytery of... Continue Reading

Following is a full copy (as far as we have able to determine) of the report submitted on Tuesday, October 12 to the entire Presbytery (see previous story here). These charges and the accompanying information were passed on to the Session of Pinecrest ARP Church for their consideration and any possible action. Charge and Specifications... Continue Reading

By a narrow margin, the Presbytery voted yesterday to remand the entire matter concerning Ruling Elder Parker Young to the Session at Pinecrest ARP Church. At the fall meeting of First Presbytery of the ARP, meeting at Ambassador Presbyterian Church’s in Apex, North Carolina on Tuesday, October 12, a report was presented to the Presbytery... Continue Reading

On Sunday, Rev. Richard Rieves and Terrance Young put aside their segregated pasts and joined 160 others at the new Downtown Presbyterian Church (EPC), a nondescript building a block from the Mississippi River. Richard spent much of his childhood in East Memphis, insulated from the rest of the city. He attended private schools and a... Continue Reading