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Defrocked by the PCUSA: An interview with Joe Rightmyer

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Since the announcement on Jan. 7, 2015 that Grace Presbytery defrocked Joe Rightmyer as censure for his participation in the process that lead to Highland Park Presbyterian Church’s realignment to another Reformed denomination, many in the Presbyterian Church (USA) have been voicing their outrage at the denomination and their support for Rightmyer. He is universally respected…

PCUSA defrocks nationally recognized renewal leader

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Grace Presbytery has stripped Joseph B. Rightmyer of his ordination as a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA). The presbytery’s Permanent Judicial Commission (PJC) ruling found Rightmyer guilty on eight counts related to the process that resulted in the departure of Highland Park Presbyterian Church from the denomination. A letter from Grace presbytery reads,…

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