The chart shows the majority of churches leaving the PCUSA are joining the EPC, while four have joined the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC); one the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), and one the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP).

ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians says that 47 congregations are now in the process of leaving the Presbyterian Church (USA) and preparing to join the new denomination.

“This process is different in the context of each presbytery, but always involves careful discernment, discussion, prayer and several congregational meetings” according to an April 27 press release.

The release said that Trinity Presbyterian Church in Satellite Beach, Fla., with 877 members, was the first congregation to begin the process.

Some of the churches in the process of leaving the PCUSA and joining ECO that have either had their decisions publicized in newspaper articles or on public blogs include:

• First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs, Colo., 4,108 members
• First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, S.C., 3,508 members
• Indian River Presbyterian Church, Fort Pierce, Fla., 631 members
• First Presbyterian Church, Dunellen, N.J., 290 members
• United Presbyterian Church, Canon City, Colo., 168 members
• First Presbyterian Church, Miami Springs, Fla., 73 members

ECO’s release stated that “Other congregations will be voting in coming weeks. Yet another group of congregations is in the process of discernment with their sessions. After each congregation votes there still needs to be a vote to approve release by their presbytery.”

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