By Roy Wenzl The worst day of Monte Vines’ life, or so he thought, was Jan. 2, 2010, when his son Matthew told him he was gay. Matthew, now 24, has told about that day at length, in a book published in April, “God and the Gay Christian.” He wrote about how his Dad was…
By Gary Lloyd Grace Presbyterian Church on Deerfoot Parkway, which merged with Eastminster Presbyterian Church in May, has a new name. The name of the new church will be Cahaba Springs Presbyterian Church, assuming the merger is completed and approved. Previous interim minister at Grace Presbyterian, Terry Newland, said the hope is that the merger…
Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Marietta, Ga., no longer is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The 575-member church located in Cobb County northeast of Atlanta has finalized its dismissal agreement with Cherokee Presbytery and acceptance to ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians, effectively severing its ties with the PCUSA. Started in 1972 as MINTEC…