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Pennsylvania Church Looks to Future With Move to ECO

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(By Andrea Rose, The Record Herald, PA). Tucked away on the mountainside off Charmian Road in Washington Township is a 128-year-old stone church, Hawley Memorial Presbyterian. The church’s rich history dates to a time when folks took the Western Maryland Railroad from Baltimore to the secluded area, where resorts and summer homes cooled them from hot…

A pair of churches leaves Carlisle Presbytery; 9th congregation departs Santa Barbara

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The number of congregations released from the Presbyterian Church (USA) by the Presbytery of Carlisle grew to three with the dismissals of Lower Path Valley Presbyterian Church and Burnt Cabins Presbyterian Church. The churches were dismissed to affiliate with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians during the May 27 presbytery meeting. Lower Path Valley…

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