By Michael Gryboski Two Presbyterian Churches have called upon Christians to engage in a “season of prayer” focused on the uncertainty found in the rising tension between North Korea and South Korea. At a consultation meeting held last week, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Presbyterian Church in Korea (PCK) issued a joint statement calling for…
By John H. Adams The Layman Originally published Sept. 2006 The Presbyterian Church (USA) has selectively disseminated two “privileged and confidential” documents by denominational lawyers who advise presbyteries to use Draconian measures when claiming local church property. The tone of the documents is reflected in the words they use to describe the parties: the…
Six churches located along the panhandle of Alaska were dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) during a Presbytery of Alaska meeting that took place April 6, and their departure leaves the presbytery below the required minimum number of churches. All six of them were dismissed to join ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. The…
“If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Those words found in Mark 3:25 ring true for First Presbyterian Church of Peachtree City in Georgia, which has split into a pair of congregations. The Easter Sunday service for First Presbyterian Church of Peachtree City was the first with segregated congregations, one remaining…
By Sue Cyre / Theology Matters The sanctity of human life isn’t just an abstract principle. It’s a practical challenge that confronts us regularly as we live amidst a world that values some lives more than others. We may come into conflict with the culture if we take seriously God’s call to care equally for…
By Stephanie Butzer For Powell Sykes, the pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church, (Burlington, N.C.) everything started with a simple question from a member of his church: “How did this happen?” The member was referring to how the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) denomination that the church belonged to had voted to remove standards of fidelity in marriage…
A Pennsylvania congregation that severed ties with the Presbyterian Church (USA) in the fall of 2012 has affiliated with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). Fairview Presbyterian Church, located in rural Chester County west of Philadelphia, was accepted into the EPC in February after being dismissed from the Presbytery of Donegal in September. Following a path…
By Viola Larson The Presbyterian News Service has posted an article on the Belhar Confession, “Belhar Confession recommended again for PC (U.S.A.)’s adoption: ‘Statement’s themes of unity, reconciliation and justice are three gifts we most need’ special committee says.” At the very beginning, the statement that unity, reconciliation and justice are the three gifts we…
A northwest Georgia congregation is celebrating its dismissal from the Presbyterian Church (USA) and affiliation with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, located in Acworth, Ga., northwest of Atlanta near Kennesaw, has been part of the EPC for four months since being dismissed from the PCUSA by the Presbytery of Cherokee, effective…
To Whom It May Concern: I am a PC(USA) member and ruling elder. Looking at the front page of the PC(USA) website, I noticed the meaningful and beautiful prayers offered in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. Thank you for that. I looked to see what prayer was offered by the PC(USA) for the…