After a couple of holdups in the process, San Gabriel Presbyterian Church (SGPC) is finally a member of ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. San Gabriel was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) during the March 11 meeting of San Gabriel Presbytery, and the move to ECO became official on June 9 following a…
Another Washington congregation has changed its name and left the Presbyterian Church (USA) to make its home in another denomination. Mt. Pisgah Presbyterian Church, located in Roslyn 80 miles east of Seattle in the Cascade Mountains in Kittikas County, was dismissed from the PCUSA during a Feb. 22 meeting of the Presbytery of Central Washington…
Five of 10 California churches seeking departure from Los Ranchos Presbytery and the Presbyterian Church (USA) to ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians are under a stay of enforcement following remedial complaints filed by members of the presbytery despite meeting the requirements of the presbytery’s joint solution process. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Newport Beach),…
The list of churches that have left the Santa Barbara Presbytery (SBP) to align with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians continues to grow. Orcutt Presbyterian Church (OPC) and First Presbyterian Church of Templeton were granted dismissal April 8 bringing the number of congregations that have left SBP to six this year and eight…
The long wait to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA) is over for a northeast Pennsylvania congregation. Silver Lake Presbyterian Church (SLPC) officially became a member of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) following a welcoming and ordination ceremony on May 3. The 47-member congregation, established in 1816 and located in Susquehanna County (Brackney, Pa.) near the…
Despite its efforts to provide a satisfactory counter offer, a Florida congregation has been dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) without its property. Friendship Presbyterian Church, located in Hialeah, Fla., was dismissed to ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians during the June 3 meeting of the Presbytery of Tropical Florida (PTF), which rejected an…
Holding firm to the beliefs that Scripture is the final authority for a life of faith and Jesus is the only way to salvation, another Washington congregation exited the Presbyterian Church (USA) in favor of ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. Bethany Presbyterian Church, located in the south-central Washington town of Grandview, was dismissed…
The move away from the Presbyterian Church (USA) to a new denomination served as a boost of energy for a small congregation in central California. First Presbyterian Church Lemon Cove, nestled against the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, was accepted as a member of ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians pending dismissal…
The congregation of Grace Presbyterian Church has determined it is time to seek a change in denominations. During a congregational meeting held Sunday, June 1, Grace’s membership voted to seek dismissal from the Presbyterian Church (USA) to join ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. New Covenant Presbytery’s Gracious Reconciliation and Dismissal Procedure required a…
By Eboni Graham, Amarillo Globe News Another Amarillo Presbyterian church has voted to leave its embattled mainstream denomination in favor of a more conservative doctrine. On May 18, the congregation of Westminster Presbyterian Church voted 192-1 in favor of dissolving its relationship with Presbyterian Church USA to pursue membership with ECO, A Covenant Order of Evangelical…