Not only did the congregation of First Presbyterian Church in Prosser, Wash., leave the Presbyterian Church (USA), but the name of the church also was changed. FPC-Prosser, organized in 1905, was dismissed from Central Washington Presbytery and the PCUSA to join ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians on Aug. 17, 2013, and changed its…
An evangelical Washington congregation steeped in traditional orthodoxy made its move to split from the Presbyterian Church (USA) and found a home with the newest Presbyterian denomination. Ellensburg Presbyterian Church, a 260-member congregation founded in 1879, was dismissed from Central Washington Presbytery at the end of June and finalized its exit process from the PCUSA…
Wabash Presbyterian Church officially will be part of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) when the new year rolls around. The Wabash congregation and Pastor George Dakin were dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) during the Sept. 17 meeting of Seattle Presbytery. That dismissal becomes official Jan. 1, 2014. Located in Auburn, Wash., a southeastern suburb…
A faithful adventure landed a Port Orchard, Wash., congregation on a new branch of the Presbyterian denominational tree. Adventure of Faith Church (AFC), located in Kitsap County about 13 miles west of Seattle, officially will become part of ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians on Jan. 1, 2014. The 444-member congregation found in 1980…
By Peter Smith / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Pittsburgh Presbytery on Saturday acquiesced to the departure of three area Allegheny County congregations to a more conservative denomination after reaching settlements in which the churches will keep their properties and make parting financial payments to the presbytery. But the presbytery also added a member Saturday, formally recognizing…
First Presbyterian Church of Waitsburg Pastor Brett Moser described his congregation’s decision to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA) as a “Joshua moment,” citing the familiar passage from Joshua 24:15 that concludes by saying, “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” “Choose this day whom you will serve,” Moser said in…
A South Carolina congregation has ended its relationship with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and joined the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). According to documents on the New Harmony Presbytery web site, a recommendation for the dismissal of Midway Presbyterian Church to join the EPC was made during the Oct. 8 stated meeting. A subsequent report summarizing…
A Wyoming congregation celebrating its centennial anniversary this year is doing so as a member of a different denomination. First Presbyterian Church of Casper, founded in 1913, was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) during the Sept. 14 stated meeting of the Presbytery of Wyoming. The 108-member congregation is the first to be dismissed by…
College Hill Presbyterian Church began a discernment process some two and a half years ago to determine which denominational affiliation would allow it to best fulfill God’s mission. After much prayer and conversation, ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians emerged as the best denomination for the congregation of approximately 400 members. The denominational switch…
The Pennsylvania congregation that began the “confessing church” movement in 2001 is no longer part of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Summit Presbyterian Church, located north of Pittsburgh in Butler, Pa., finalized its dismissal agreement with Beaver-Butler Presbytery Sept. 11, five months after it was given approval to leave the PCUSA for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church…