The number of congregations released from the Presbyterian Church (USA) by the Presbytery of Carlisle grew to three with the dismissals of Lower Path Valley Presbyterian Church and Burnt Cabins Presbyterian Church. The churches were dismissed to affiliate with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians during the May 27 presbytery meeting. Lower Path Valley…
An Iowa congregation became the second from the state to join ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians when it was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) in May. United Presbyterian Church of Boyden was dismissed from Prospect Hill Presbytery with property on May 13, joining First Presbyterian Church of Sibley as the only two…
A North Dakota congregation became the first to leave the Presbytery of Northern Plains (PNP) and affiliate with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). Bathgate Presbyterian Church (BPC), located near Neche, N.D., in the northeast corner of the state near the Minnesota border, was dismissed during the April 4 meeting of PNP. The 98-member congregation is…
A South Carolina congregation received transitionally by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) in March is now a formal member of the denomination. Kershaw Presbyterian Church (KPC), located in upstate South Carolina, was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) March 13, 2014, by Providence Presbytery, less than a week after acceptance as an EPC transitional member….
A pair of churches from the Presbytery of East Tennessee (PET) has been released from the Presbyterian Church (USA) to join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). Wilson Station Presbyterian Church was dismissed during the May 6 PET meeting, following the Feb. 22 dismissal of Farner Presbyterian Church. The dismissals of the two churches came after…
By Mateen Elass The PCUSA Office of the General Assembly has been quite busy the last few days, issuing public statements calling on all sorts of people and institutions to act with regard to the atrocities in Mosul, Iraq, and the lethal conflict between Israel and Hamas. These are matters about which I know something,…
Five more congregations have been dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) during meetings of Shenango Presbytery. Irwin Presbyterian Church in Stoneboro, Pa., Tower Presbyterian Church in Grove City, Pa., and Westfield Presbyterian Church of New Castle, Pa., all were dismissed to affiliate with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians during the April 22 presbytery…
Members of Faith Presbyterian Church find themselves affiliated with a new denomination following the congregation’s dismissal. The church of more than 700 members in Seminole, Fla., (located in Pinellas County between Clearwater and St. Petersburg) was given its release from the Presbyterian Church (USA) during the May 8 meeting of the Presbytery of Tampa Bay….
One of the larger congregations in the Presbyterian Church (USA) has been dismissed from the denomination and will be voting to call a new pastor in less than a week. New Covenant Presbytery (NCP) voted to release Grace Presbyterian Church of Houston during a meeting Saturday, July 19. The church of more than 2,600 members…
A Minnesota congregation of nearly 1,200 members is paying more than a million dollars and losing one of its campuses but finds hope for the future with the move to a new denomination. Hope Presbyterian Church, located south of Minneapolis in Richfield (Hennepin County), was permitted to move from the Presbyterian Church (USA) to join…