Located in Wesley Chapel, south of Charlotte, Siler Presbyterian Church was granted its gracious dismissal from the PCUSA by the Presbytery of Charlotte and affiliated with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in the fall of 2012…. Troy Presbyterian Church, located in Montgomery County east of Charlotte, was dismissed following a unanimous quorum vote of the congregation to seek dismissal and to join the EPC.

Siler Presbyterian Church in North Carolina is now part of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) after being granted dismissal from the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Located in Wesley Chapel, south of Charlotte, Siler was granted its gracious dismissal from the PCUSA by the Presbytery of Charlotte and affiliated with the EPC in the fall of 2012.

Siler Presbyterian Church was organized in 1895 and currently has a membership of approximately 500.

According to presbytery minutes, the congregation followed the presbytery’s policy on reconciliation. A quorum of the congregation voted on Sept. 20, 2012, to seek dismissal from the PCUSA, with 99 percent of those voting (348-3, with one abstention) in favor of leaving the denomination.

Ninety-eight percent of those voting agreed to align with the EPC.

Troy congregation also dismissed

During a Feb. 16, 2013, meeting of the Presbytery of Charlotte, another North Carolina congregation was dismissed to join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC).

Troy Presbyterian Church, located in Montgomery County east of Charlotte, was dismissed following a unanimous quorum vote of the congregation to seek dismissal and to join the EPC. Troy has a membership of approximately 50.

In the last year, at least 10 churches from the Presbytery of Charlotte have been dismissed or started the process of seeking dismissal from the PCUSA. At least six (Bethel, Bethlehem, Huntersville, Ridgecrest, Siler and Troy) have been dismissed.  Two others seeking dismissal since 2007 (Rourk and McLean in Ellerbe, N.C.) were dismissed in July 2012.

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