Theologian is wary about new ecumenical movement The Layman Online, May 17, 2002 Clifton Kirkpatrick, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA), has joined 32 other U.S. church leaders in a new ecumenical group – “Christian Churches Together in the USA” – that he calls “a major turning point in the ecumenical life of this…
Overture calls for enforcement of church court’s order in 2000 The Layman Online, May 16, 2002 Commissioners to the 214th General Assembly in Columbus, Ohio, on June 15-22 will be asked to ensure that a Vermont congregation ends its defiance of the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA). If the overture is approved, the General…
Presbytery shuns disciplinary action in Mount Auburn case The Layman Online, May 15, 2002
Presbyterian church choir members protest sermon by Graham’s daughter The Layman Online, May 15, 2002 Some members of a Presbyterian church in Charlotte walked out of a sermon by Anne Lotz, Billy Graham’s daughter, after she characterized homosexuality as sin. Later, the Rev. R. David Kaylor, interim pastor of Seigle Avenue Presbyterian Church, said in…
Mount Auburn pastor expected a challenge The Layman Online, May 10, 2002 Steven Van Kuiken, the pastor of Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church, called on his congregation to stand fast in its defiance of the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA) long before formal action was filed against the congregation’s officers. In a Feb. 17 sermon…
Cincinnati council suggests delay in Mount Auburn case The Layman Online, May 10, 2002 The council of the Presbytery of Cincinnati will recommend that the presbytery allow Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church to buy time as its session and minister continue to aggressively defy the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA). In a letter on behalf…
Agreement continues stay in Sebastian church case By John H. Adams, The Layman Online, May 9, 2002 A regional Presbyterian court has canceled a hearing that was to determine whether First Presbyterian Church of Sebastian, Fla., must respond immediately to a lower court’s order that its session recant its Confessing Church resolution. Cancellation of the…
Presbytery may decide if it will uphold constitution by disciplining officers By Craig M. Kibler, The Layman Online, May 6, 2002 An upcoming Presbytery of Cincinnati meeting may determine whether or not the constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA) will be upheld and ordained officers of the church who defy that constitution will be disciplined….
Constitution-defying pastor is assembly commissioner By John H. Adams, The Layman Online, May 6, 2002 A. Stephen Van Kuiken, the pastor of Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati and the target of church court cases because of his open defiance of the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA), will be a commissioner to the 214th…
Council: Committee for sexual minorities is ‘not appropriate’ By Paula R. Kincaid, The Layman Online, May 2, 2002 LOUISVILLE – The establishment of an advocacy committee for the concerns of sexual minorities is not appropriate in the Presbyterian Church (USA), according to the General Assembly Council. A commissioner’s resolution to the 2001 General Assembly in…