(Press Release from BPF) “Blackhawk Presbyterians for Fidelity” (BPF) was launched on November 11, 2016 in Rockford, Illinois during a gathering of representatives from part of the remnant in the Presbyterian Church (USA) praying and laboring to be faithful to over 2,000 years of Biblical, confessional, constitutional, historical, traditional and common sense Christianity.
BPF is a para-denominational mission like many others including teaching and ruling elders maintaining credentials in the PCUSA.
It is a significant movement recognizing the inertia of a denomination increasingly and irretrievably apostate under current management and the necessity of identifying, encouraging and equipping faithful sisters and brothers for worship, work and witness.
The mission will encourage PCUSA churches, clergy, elders, and membership to remain faithfully and network with others praying and laboring to remain faithfully.
“Praying and working together to make Blackhawk Presbytery faithful again,” BPF will meet at least semi-annually with representatives of remnant churches within the bounds of Blackhawk Presbytery for worship, encouragement and equipping.
Initially, the missionary movement will concentrate on three opportunities:
- Identifying churches and clergy within the bounds of Blackhawk Presbytery who are remaining faithfully for encouragement and equipping to evangelize and disciple the unchurched within their reach;
- Pastoral, financial, educational and polity assistance to churches and clergy remaining faithfully; and
- Regular youth gatherings at Stronghold Camp and Retreat Center in Oregon, Illinois.
BPF embrace all of their ordination promises; including attending stated meetings of Blackhawk Presbytery and will participate as consciences captive to over 2,000 years of Biblical, confessional, constitutional, historical, traditional and common sense Christianity.
Co-Moderators are Jeff Barrett (Genesis Community Church, Montgomery) and Bill Ward (Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rockford).
Clerk is Jeff Borgerson (First Presbyterian Church, Harvard).
Treasurer is Doug Forsberg (First Presbyterian Church, Rochelle).
Pastor to pastors is Bob Kopp (First Presbyterian Church, Belvidere).
Churches and clergy interested in networking with BPF should contact Clerk Borgerson at berzerkerborg@aol.com
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I have held for sometime that the prime reason for various church and clergy departures from the PCUSA have some aspects of theological disagreement as to the LGBTQ, abortion matters, as those are the most cites reasons why. But the majority I think seek to flee the denomination due to the PCUSA’s own managerial, organizational incompetency boarding on negligence. Operational, message chaos in its day to day operations, OGA-Louisville-Synods to the Presbyteries. In essence the message of the PCUSA to its clergy and churches are good luck, you are on your own. Louisville, OGA-PMA has been circling the wagons for the better part of 3 years as they become more insular and iconoclastic in their business processes. More self absorbed in their own particular problems and issues unique to Louisville.
They further elected co-moderators who possess little to no skill or interest in basic organizational leadership or management, who more or less live on their blogs, and see their offices as little more than vehicles to demonize those who incur their wrath, namely other Christians. Good luck with that hot mess, PCUSA.
What is the difference of a church paying a per head fee to any domination, or any monies, and the local shop owner in a city paying protection money? Both are rackets.
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