Written by Pastor Powell Sykes It’s April of 2014, about two months shy of the 26th anniversary my ordination by Wilmington Presbytery in North Carolina, and I am preaching before presbytery at Montreat College. I’ve never been asked to preach the sermon at presbytery! My wife is sitting in the second row, and my father is…
By Presbyterians Pro-Life Presbyterians, are your tithes paying for elective abortions or for abortifacient drugs? There are significant differences among the three denominations PPL has researched on this topic. Read more about the health plans of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians and the Presbyterian Church (USA). Read article on the…
By Viola Larson, Naming His Grace blog Rev. Bob Azzarito is the new pastor at University Presbyterian Church (USA), a group nested in Fremont Presbyterian Church, an Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Sacramento. Azzarito is battling a caricature of his own making. He has been attempting to aid the people of his church by using his…
A former Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation that ceased operations and allowed the presbytery to take control of its property has found new life in a different denomination. Church of the Covenant (CotC) in Macomb Township, a northeast suburb of Detroit near Lake St. Clair in Michigan, could not foot the bill on the mortgage for…
A Pennsylvania congregation and its former governing body reached a settlement that allowed the church to be dismissed to another denomination without going to court for a civil trial. Attorneys for Covenant Presbyterian Church (CPC) in Ligonier, Pa., and Redstone Presbytery negotiated an agreement in January that led to a March recommendation of the congregation’s…
The departure of a small Virginia congregation from the Presbyterian Church (USA) became official Aug. 15, and a formal service of dismissal is slated to take place Sept. 21. Peaks Presbytery voted to release Galatia Presbyterian Church, located in Eagle Rock (Botetourt County) about 35 miles northwest of Roanoke, during its May 8 meeting. Following…
The wait to become part of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) is over for a Virginia congregation that also has changed its name. New Hope Presbyterian Church’s dismissal to the EPC from the Presbyterian Church (USA) by Presbytery of the Peaks came to a ceremonial conclusion on July 20. The congregation had been granted its…
Two churches in northeastern Tennessee are changing their denominational affiliations after being dismissed by Holston Presbytery, but issues regarding property have not been determined yet. Walkertown Presbyterian Church and Bethany Presbyterian Church were released from the Presbyterian Church (USA) during the June 7 presbytery meeting. Holston Presbytery Executive Presbyter/Stated Clerk Rich Fifield indicated that the…
Rebecca Foley has not always been able to go on family vacations. As a 12-year-old with Cerebral Palsy, she has needs that have to be met around the clock, often preventing her from being able to make trips with dad Jack and 15-year-old sister Joanna. But for two weeks this summer, Rebecca will be the…
The Layman Planning to attend the 34th General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)? If so, it’s time to take care of registration. Registration for the EPC’s annual GA gathering, held this year under the theme of “Tell the Story,” is now open. The event is scheduled to take place June 17-21 at Cedar…