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The Remaking of Protestantism

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(By Dale M. Coulter, First Things). The last time we saw such a massive shift in Protestantism was in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when the Holiness and Pentecostal movements spawned over ten major denominations. When one adds to this the formation of the Wesleyan Church (1843), the Free Methodist Church (1860), and the…

Overture: Allow churches to realign with theologically-similar presbyteries

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The Layman Believing that “realignment is pastoral and would allow for a measure of fellowship to remain between believers within the church rather than a complete breaking of fellowship” a presbytery has sent an overture to the 221st General Assembly in hopes of allowing churches to change presbyteries. Overture 42 from the Presbytery of Beaver-Butler…

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