Members of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, Calif., voted by a 93 percent margin Sunday to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA) and join ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians, despite a price tag of more than $8.89 million. Approximately 64 percent of MPPC’s members participated in the March 2 vote, with 2,024…
It appears Highland Park Presbyterian Church (HPPC) and Grace Presbytery may be headed to court after all. The two sides were unable to reach a settlement in the lawsuit over the church’s property during a second round of mediation talks last week, paving the way for the parties to take the issue to court. Last…
By Steve Salyards As regular readers know I have not just been following the many twists and turns of the dismissals of churches from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as an outside observer but at the level of my own presbytery I have found myself deeply involved in the process. And so it is with a…
(Note: Free registrations for web site) By Jeff Mordock The Delaware Court of Chancery will be looking at a 263-year-old deed and the largely undefined area of religious corporation to resolve a dispute between the White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church and the governing body for Delaware’s Presbyterian congregations that stemmed from the admittance of gay…
By Florian Martin A day after the First Presbyterian Church of Houston voted to stay in its denomination, congregants gathered for a noon-hour prayer service to start their reconciliation. A majority of members, including the church leadership, had hoped for a different outcome. It had been a long, sometimes emotional process for the church. About…
By Sandy Brundage One hundred and forty years ago, the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church first took shape in a small building on Santa Cruz Avenue. Now, MPPC is looking for a new home — both spiritually and physically. Make that homes, plural. You probably either know someone or someone who knows someone who attends MPPC:…
Christmas came early for the Grace of Christ Presbyterian Church congregation in 2013. Formerly known as First Presbyterian Church of Yakima, Grace of Christ Presbyterian Church (GCPC) officially wrapped up its dismissal from the Presbyterian Church (USA) on Dec. 1, 2013, finalizing its transition to become affiliated with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians….
First Presbyterian Church of Houston will not be changing denominations. Members of the 175-year-old church narrowly voted in favor of remaining part of the Presbyterian Church (USA) on Sunday, Feb. 23. FPC-Houston sought dismissal from the PCUSA by New Covenant Presbytery to ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians, and had followed its reconciliation and…
By Florian Martin This Sunday, Houston’s First Presbyterian Church will vote on whether to break with the Presbyterian Church USA and join a more conservative denomination. The possible split would be part of a nationwide trend. Sunday’s vote concludes a year-long so-called discernment period, during which church members discussed the pros and cons of leaving…
Fighting for renewal of the Presbyterian Church (USA) came to an end for a Washington congregation, and it made the decision to follow its motto in a new denomination. Holding firm to the mandate “… to know Jesus and make Him known,” Walla Walla Presbyterian Church (WWPC) – formerly known as First Presbyterian Church of…