Second, Henderson says, he is now “convinced that the greatest single strategic opportunity is captured in the diaspora, I came back committed to finding and reaching the international communities in our own backyard. For us in West Lafayette, that’s the international students or immigrant communities surrounding Purdue University. Former minister members of the Presbyterian Church... Continue Reading

In his comments to the 1,000 plus attendees of the 31st General Assembly meeting of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Stated Clerk Jeffrey Jeremiah said, “I believe our Lord is saying to us today, ‘I see your orthodoxy. It is essential and I commend you for it. I see your orthopraxy as well. Now, show me... Continue Reading

The 30-year-old EPC, which has grown from 180 churches five years ago to 306 this year, has become a refuge for dozens of pastors and congregations that have left the more liberal PCUSA, the largest mainline Presbyterian denomination, composed of about 10,000 congregations. A small but fast-growing Presbyterian denomination meeting this week in Memphis resolved... Continue Reading

In a meeting that both affirmed and celebrated the past while moving towards the future, over three hundred bishops, lay and clerical deputies, observers and invited guests gathered in suburban Dallas at Church of the Holy Communion (REC) for the fifty-third General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church. Founded in 1873, the oldest traditional Anglican... Continue Reading

The RCA General Synod approved a common agreement on baptism with the Christian Reformed Church in North America, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the United Church of Christ, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Approval of the agreement is one step toward official recognition of each others’ baptisms. (Editor’s note: The CRC approved the... Continue Reading

Southern Baptists announced their rejection of the new NIV Bible at their annual convention in Phoenix, Ariz., saying they could not commend the translation and its use of gender-neutral language. The resolution introduced by author Tim Overton of Muncie, Ind., passed by at least a 2-to-1 margin, and only received a handful of opposing votes,... Continue Reading

The Christian Reformed Church voted to send back the proposed Covenant For Officebearers that all ministers, elders and deacons must sign. The Form of Subscription Revision Coommittee will now have one more year to consult with professors of Calvin College as well as the Seminary to address the concerns raised during the Synod discussion the... Continue Reading

Below are extracts of news reports from the CRC Magazine, The Banner, as well as a link to read more details on these and other stories RCA and CRC Synods Meet in Joint Session Roxanne Van Farowe For the first time ever, the Reformed Church in America (RCA) and the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) held... Continue Reading

In the end, Wright was gracious in his refusal to apologize. “Looking at sexual purity from Scripture, we’re not going to be able to come to common ground,” he added. “I hope you all would respect that we’re just seeking to follow Jesus.” Southern Baptist Convention President Bryant Wright met with a coalition of leaders... Continue Reading

The resolution was one of several signs at this year’s meeting that the SBC, which has been declining in membership, sees ethnic diversity as one of the keys to a turnaround. The Southern Baptist Convention approved a new resolution at its meeting in Arizona this week advocating a path to legal status for illegal immigrants,... Continue Reading