By Maggie Jones, The Knoxville News SentinelA decision made by Presbyterian Church U.S.A. regarding same-sex marriage has caused Second Presbyterian Church to split. The PCUSA made the decision in June 2014 to allow ministers to perform same-sex marriages in states where it is legal, according to the PCUSA website. Judd Shaw, general presbyter of the…
By Viola Larson, Naming His Grace blog In a rather embellished story, two of the first Moravian missionaries on their way to live among and preach the gospel to the slaves of St. Thomas Island, cried out to those watching their ship leave, “May the Lamb that was slain receive the reward of His suffering!” The two…
A pair of churches from the Presbytery of East Tennessee (PET) has been released from the Presbyterian Church (USA) to join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). Wilson Station Presbyterian Church was dismissed during the May 6 PET meeting, following the Feb. 22 dismissal of Farner Presbyterian Church. The dismissals of the two churches came after…