Presbyterian Church USA leader to visit Trinity Heath Rada to speak at Trinity Presbyterian on Feb. 14 Presbytery of Charlotte includes 106 churches BY MARTH MINCHIN Correspondent Heath Rada, moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) denomination, has spent much of his two-year tenure visiting Presbyterian churches across the country – communicating with the members….
The General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission (GAPJC) of the Presbyterian Church (USA) said “… Under the Book of Order, the GAPJC does not act as the final arbiter of the Constitution in Presbyterian polity. This commission’s role is restricted and it has no jurisdiction to directly declare an action of the GA unconstitutional.” So, although “Prior to…
By the staff at byFaith.com There comes a time when every church needs revival — when congregations that started with a burst of energy reach a plateau — calcified in habits, schedules, expectations, and ministry; churches that will continue to decline without a strong dose of revitalization. In recent years it’s dawned on several PCA…
By Alison Janke How many Presbyterians does it take to change a light bulb? It takes a council, in stated meeting, to determine if a new light bulb is in the ministry plan of the council, if there is funding for a new light bulb, and if persons can be called who will faithfully carry…
Presbyterianism has historically been described as a system of faith and practice that stands on a “three-legged stool” of theology, worship and polity. To lose one of the legs means all will ultimately fall. We have watched with grief as the theological and worship practices of the Presbyterian Church (USA) have been undermined and degraded…
By Peter Smith / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Pittsburgh Presbytery on Saturday acquiesced to the departure of three area Allegheny County congregations to a more conservative denomination after reaching settlements in which the churches will keep their properties and make parting financial payments to the presbytery. But the presbytery also added a member Saturday, formally recognizing…
The Presbytery of New Covenant (PNC) centered in Houston, Texas is the 4th largest presbytery in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and home to several of the denomination’s largest congregations including Memorial Drive, First Houston, Grace and Windwood. Like many presbyteries, the landscape is changing as congregations seek to discern their future. On October 20, the…
As part of its mandate to determine the future of synods in the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Mid-Council Commission II (MCC-2) engaged in dialogue with synod leaders via conference calls during the summer. Results of that dialogue were shared during the first of three days of meetings for the MCC-2 on Sept. 9 at the…
The angst is palpable in the June 27 letter from Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA), to Jeffrey Jeremiah, stated clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. At issue is the EPC’s reception of congregations that have disaffiliated from the PCUSA. Parsons asserts that the EPC can only receive a congregation that has been…
A Korean Presbyterian church in Texas was dismissed to join ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians during a meeting of Irving-based Grace Presbytery. According to presbytery documents, Bethany Korean Presbyterian Church was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) on April 20. The congregation – comprised of 344 members – voted April 7 to be…