By Elizabeth Eisenstadt-Evans, Lancaster Online. Last week the Donegal Presbytery made history when it became one of the last judicatories to ratify a constitutional change expanding the church’s definition of marriage to include same-sex couples. The denomination’s governing body, the General Assembly, had voted to change the language in the Book of Order and allow clergy to perform gay…
A failed vote to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA) seemed to be a discouraging blow to a faction seeking to lead Central Presbyterian Church (CPC) out of Donegal Presbytery 22 months ago. That’s not the case now. Instead of remaining part of the Downingtown, Pa., congregation after a dismissal vote failed to meet the 75…
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…