(By Daryl Nerl, The Morning Call). The highest elected leader of the mainline Presbyterian denomination in the United States urged worshipers on Sunday to seek reconciliation in a schism that has fractured the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, PA. “Have two people go out to a home and sit and have a discussion,” the Rev. J. Herbert…
MICHAEL GRYBOSKI of The Christian Post reports: The Presbyterian Church (USA) is continuing its legal battle against a Pennsylvania megachurch that voted overwhelmingly to leave the Mainline denomination over theological differences. Last month, First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem voted to leave PC(USA) for the more conservative Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians. FPC Bethlehem held the…
By Riley Yates, The Morning Call. Members of First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem voted overwhelmingly Sunday to break from their national denomination, underscoring a schism that has developed over Presbyterian Church (USA)’s embrace of same-sex marriage and the ordination of gay ministers. Out of 1,048 votes, 802 members supported bolting to the more conservative Covenant…
Governing body moves to oust First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem’s pastor, replace leadership By Sarah Wojcik, The Morning Call. A dispute over denominational identity has taken another divisive turn in Bethlehem, where the Lehigh Presbytery is canceling its contract with the new pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem and preparing to push aside church…
The news broke today that the Rev. Dr. Marnie Crumpler has been called to serve as the Senior Pastor/Head of Staff of the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, Pa. The world knows Marnie as the Executive Pastor of Peachtree Presbyterian Church. I know her as my dearest friend in ministry since our days together at Princeton…