Two presbyteries in the Pacific Northwest that merged to form one now have a new name. During the initial joint meeting of Presbytery of Alaska (AK) and Presbytery of North Puget Sound (NPS) on March 15, presbyters chose Northwest Coast as the name for the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s newest regional mid-council body. Officials with Synod…
By Ry Rivard An attempt to merge two southeastern Christian colleges collapsed this week amid intense alumni and faculty opposition, a real estate hiccup and an air of mystery. The effort to merge Point University in Georgia and Montreat College in North Carolina, which are about a five-hour car ride apart, began in January 2013….
By Jennifer Fitzgerald The board of trustees of Point University announced Tuesday that they would not pursue a merger with Montreat College, citing “complications involving legal agreements regarding Montreat’s main campus and concerns about the merger within the Montreat College family.” With Montreat College’s future still unclear, many local residents and business owners are concerned…
Two presbyteries will become one following action taken by the Synod of Alaska-Northwest. The synod gave approval for the Presbytery of Alaska and the Presbytery of North Puget Sound (NPS) to merge into one larger presbytery during its Dec. 10 meeting. According to the Book of Order, G-3.0403 (c.), synods have the function of…
By Julie Ball MONTREAT — An agreement between Montreat College and the association that runs the Montreat Conference Center could play a role in the college’s plans to merge with Georgia-based Point University. Montreat and Point officials announced in July that the two schools had agreed to pursue a merger. The combined school would be…
A proposal to merge two presbyteries will go before the Synod of Alaska-Northwest. The plan calls for the Presbytery of Alaska and the Presbytery of North Puget Sound to be combined into one larger presbytery. It will be discussed during the Dec. 10 synod meeting. According to the Book of Order, G-3.0403 (c.), synods…
By John Przybys It was a wedding and a birthday party and a reunion and a get-acquainted mixer and a christening and even — but just a little, because nobody really dwelled on it — a sort of wake during which a few silent goodbyes surely were offered. And when the music, the sermon, the…
By Gary Lloyd Grace Presbyterian Church on Deerfoot Parkway, which merged with Eastminster Presbyterian Church in May, has a new name. The name of the new church will be Cahaba Springs Presbyterian Church, assuming the merger is completed and approved. Previous interim minister at Grace Presbyterian, Terry Newland, said the hope is that the merger…
By Joel Burgess A planned merger between Montreat College and a Georgia university generated surprise and cautious optimism among some, while others affiliated with the Valley’s historic Presbyterian college called for greater transparency from the school’s decision makers. Montreat officials announced July 29 that they were pursuing a merger with Point University, a Church of…