With the membership of ECO surpassing 100 congregations at the turn of the year, the time was right to form additional presbyteries. “Growth of the denomination made this move necessary,” said Allin, who indicated that ECO’s polity allows the Synod Executive Council to authorize the formation of and give final approval of the new presbyteries to be formed.

The newest Presbyterian denomination is expanding its number of presbyteries to accommodate ever-increasing growth.

ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians is in the process of transitioning its number of presbyteries from two to nine. The creation of some of those additional presbyteries has taken place, while others remain in their formative stages…..

When it was established in January 2012, ECO had two presbyteries separated by the Mississippi River: Presbytery of the East and Presbytery of the West. Those presbyteries are being reconfigured to form the nine regional governing bodies, four in the east and five in the west.

The Presbytery of the East will split into the following presbyteries:

• Presbytery of Florida
• Presbytery of the Northeast (Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and state to their east and north)
• Great Lakes Presbytery (Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin)
• East Central Presbytery (Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., remaining southern states east of the Mississippi River, including Louisiana)

The Presbytery of the West will become the following presbyteries:

• Presbytery of the Northwest (Oregon, Washington and Alaska)
• Presbytery of Texas
• Presbytery of Northern California
• Presbytery of Southern California
• Presbytery of the West (all other states west of the Mississippi River, including Minnesota).

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