Yes, I’ve already heard the joke: “An order of Abbots? What about an order of Costellos? What we really need is some comic relief!” But the creation of an order of Abbots by the Fellowship Community is no joke. It is intentionally designed to restore much needed encouragement for those called to continuing service as…
The Layman There’s a lot going on with the Fellowship of Presbyterians (FOP) this summer. In an email sent at the end of last week, it was announced that FOP will merge with Presbyterians for Renewal (PFR) to “nurture and connect gospel-centered Presbyterian Church (USA) congregations and expand relationships with our counterparts in other mainline…
The Layman Registration is under way for the 2014 National Gathering of ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians and the Fellowship of Presbyterians (FOP). The gathering will take place Aug. 18-20 in Dallas, Texas, at the Intercontinental Dallas Hotel. It will be the first gathering since January 2013 when the groups met in Orlando,…
Less than two years after answering the call to be the senior pastor of the largest Presbyterian congregation in Colorado, the Rev. Graham J. Baird will be leaving the church. A letter from Baird to members of the First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs posted on the church’s web site indicates that he has resigned…