Panel receives update on Mission Initiative By Paula R. Kincaid, The Layman Online, September 26, 2002 LOUISVILLE – The $40-million Mission Initiative was described as an “opportunity to lift Jesus higher” during a Sept. 25 report to the General Assembly Council’s executive committee. The fund-raising campaign was approved by the 2003 General Assembly to help…
General Assembly Council panel tightens role of Presbyterian News Service By Paula R. Kincaid, The Layman Online, September 26, 2002 LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian News Service will “shed light, rather than heat” under guidelines approved Sept. 25 by the executive committee of the General Assembly Council. The full General Assembly Council will vote on the…
Sexual misconduct charges spotlight circle of defiance The Layman Online, September 20, 2002 Mount Kisco Presbyterian Church in New York, whose pastor, the Rev. Jack Miller has been removed amid allegations of sexual misconduct, is one of 16 congregations in the Hudson River Presbytery that have publicly announced their defiance the Constitution of the Presbyterian…
Synod court affirms Sebastian ‘confession’ By John H. Adams, The Layman Online, September 16, 2002 The Confessing Church resolution adopted by the session of First Presbyterian Church in Sebastian, Fla., does not violate the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA), the court of the Synod of the South Atlantic ruled in a unanimous decision that…
Sebastian case is argued; decision due in a few days By John H. Adams, The Layman Online, September 13, 2002 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A synod court of the Presbyterian Church (USA) listened to arguments, asked a few questions and adjourned Thursday afternoon to begin writing its decision in the only denominationwide test of the legitimacy…
Presbytery rejects Coalition executive By Parker T. Williamson, The Layman Online, September 10, 2002 ORLANDO, Fla. – The Rev. Carmen Fowler, executive director of the Presbyterian Coalition, has been denied membership in the Presbytery of Central Florida. Acting through its committee on ministry at a meeting Sept. 5, the presbytery ruled that in leaving her…
Court briefs affirm and attack Confessing Church resolution By John H. Adams, The Layman Online, September 2, 2002
Defiant pastor joins gay activist group The Layman Online, August 28, 2002
900 remember Montreat’s Thielman as being ‘faithful in the faith’ The Layman Online, August 22, 2002