A Korean Presbyterian church in Texas was dismissed to join ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians during a meeting of Irving-based Grace Presbytery. According to presbytery documents, Bethany Korean Presbyterian Church was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) on April 20. The congregation – comprised of 344 members – voted April 7 to be…
By Kirsten Blake, Kanabec County Times The First Presbyterian Church of Mora recently changed from belonging to a denomination they felt strayed from scripture to a denomination they felt more accurately reflected the congregation’s beliefs — a switch that cost the 88-member church $150,000. The switch from their previous denomination, the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA),…
A congregation in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina was dismissed to become part of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) during the April 30 meeting of the Presbytery of Western North Carolina (PWNC), giving up its manse in exchange for the remainder of its real property. Riceville Presbyterian Church, located in Swannanoa just east…
First Presbyterian Church of Hendersonville is one step closer to exiting the Presbyterian Church (USA). The western North Carolina church took a congregational vote Wednesday, June 5. The tally revealed that 81 percent of active members present were in favor of departing the PCUSA for affiliation with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). Three-hundred thirty-two…
A Mississippi congregation has been granted full membership into the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). Westminster Presbyterian Church, located in Gulfport, Miss., west of Biloxi along the Gulf of Mexico, became the 17th congregation in the state to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA) for the EPC. Information provided to The Layman in an email from Westminster’s…
A Texas church located on Galveston Island has been dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) and accepted as a member of ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. West Isle Presbyterian Church, located at the western end of Galveston Island some 50 miles southeast of Houston, was dismissed from the PCUSA during a March 16…
A southwestern Pennsylvania church was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) to join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) during a March 23 meeting of the Presbytery of Redstone. Ardara United Presbyterian Church, located east of Pittsburgh in Westmoreland County, ended a nearly two-year process of discernment and discussion with the presbytery’s Committee on Discernment (COD)…
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) experienced growth during the first three months of 2013, adding 26 congregations to its increasing list of church affiliates. With the addition of the new churches, and others are seeking dismissal from the Presbyterian Church (USA) to align with the EPC, the denomination now has 444 churches and 135,000 members…
A Pennsylvania church has ended its relationship with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and affiliated with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. East Main Presbyterian Church, located in Grove City about 50 miles north of Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania, was granted dismissal from the PCUSA during a Feb. 26 meeting of the Presbytery of Shenango….
Seeing God’s hand at work in a mighty way allowed members of First Presbyterian Church of Redding to know that their exodus out of one denomination into another was the appropriate and faithful journey to make. The church of approximately 140 members located north of San Francisco on the way to Oregon was dismissed from…