An indigenous Reformed movement among African Americans will draw upon existing Reformed theological formulations, but it will not simply mimic them. Theology, not truth, will be adapted to the unique social and cultural milieu of Black communities. Since today’s questions and issues are different than the ones faced 500 years ago, we have “do”theology differently.... Continue Reading

“And we need to be clear, too, that while the gospel of the grace of God in Jesus Christ is certainly for us, it is equally certainly not about us: a failure to recognize that distinction is a mistake we often make. The gospel is not about our finding fulfillment, but about our honoring God:... Continue Reading

“At the presbytery meeting, Friendship offered a counter proposal to the presbytery’s motion to dismiss the church without property in the form of a substitute motion with an offer of a payment of $191,000 over three years. The figure represented more than 10 percent of the total value of the church’s assets, per capita for... Continue Reading

“There are conscience-bound persons who find it impossible to live in the United Methodist Church as we presently define ourselves in relation to human sexuality,” said Dunnam. “Forty years of wrestling with the issue is enough.” The first disagreements among United Methodists over homosexuality began four decades ago. Back in 2004, traditionalist leaders tried, but... Continue Reading

The delegates, known as “messengers,” affirmed “God’s good design that gender identity is determined by biological sex and not by one’s self-perception.” They added that they had compassion for people with gender conflicts, called them “image-bearers of Almighty God” and condemned “acts of abuse or bullying committed against them.”   BALTIMORE (RNS) Pushing back against... Continue Reading

We write concerning TE Peter Leithart, a member of your presbytery. TE Leithart resides and labors within the geographical bounds of Evangel Presbytery as the Director of Trinity House Institute and is installed as a teacher at Trinity Presbyterian Church of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC) in Birmingham, AL through prayer and the... Continue Reading

At the April, 2014 meeting of the Presbytery of the Dakotas of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, a complaint was upheld against Reformation OPC for signing an NCFIC family integrated church confession that has “the effect of charging our own congregations, and many others of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, of error without employing the process prescribed... Continue Reading

The real challenge is that the PCUSA no longer and has not in a long time adhered vigorously to orthodox Christianity, which is by itself no guarantor of church health but is always an essential ingredient for vitality. There are of course orthodox Christians remaining in the PCUSA, but they are not affirmed by denominational... Continue Reading

The synods will host an official session June 14 to discuss the “Resolution of Relationship Between the Reformed Church in America and the Christian Reformed Church in North America.” Delegates from the two synods will vote together on the resolution. The resolution asks churches to “reflect on the costs of the lack of faithfulness that... Continue Reading

“All church personnel had safely evacuated the building prior to the arrival of fire crews, and no injuries were reported,” Helms said. Helms said there were 38 firefighters and five additional Richland County EMS on the scene. Damage estimates are $250,000, and the cause was due to an overheated fluorescent light ballast, according to Helms.... Continue Reading