Senior Pastor Rick Phillips has written, and the church has made public on websites and Facebook, a pastoral letter expressing the church’s care and concern for both the affected family and the congregation. (Original Story here) Dear Second Presbyterian Church family, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of... Continue Reading

“There are 35,000 denominations in the world. Only four have approved homosexual behavior. We have not seriously engaged the world church on this issue. Our General Assembly acted without consulting the world church.” The World Mission ministry area of the Presbyterian Church (USA) conducted a webinar Sept. 1 giving its response to the National Presbyterian... Continue Reading

Apparently deeply troubled, Mr. Trey Pennington, a member of 2nd PCA (Calvary) took his own life in the church parking lot on Sunday, September 4. Editor’s Note: At the request of church officials, this story was removed early Tuesday morning and is now reposted with several changes in facts that were not available at the... Continue Reading

Campbell noted that the bookstore sold items such as a portrait of former President George W. Bush and Naomi’s Guide to Aging Gratefully, a best-seller authored by Naomi Judd, and that fitness center activities were not religious in nature. A South Nashville megachurch’s fight against paying a $425,000 property tax bill could have major implications... Continue Reading

They also raise issues about U.S. attitudes toward power and money. In all these areas, Weingartner said, what the international partners see “is often a cultural default that they experience as [American] arrogance.” The passage of Amendment 10-A deleting the “fidelity and chastity” standard has strained Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) relationships with many overseas partner churches.... Continue Reading

1860s-style worship service planned at Trinity Free Presbyterian Church in Decatur, Alabama and Glasgow Reformed Presbyterian in Bear, Deleware remembers fallen soldiers with thousands of flags From the Decatur (AL) Daily On Sunday morning, soldiers clad in Union blue and Confederate gray uniforms will gather to worship. As part of the Battle for Decatur’s September... Continue Reading

One person described the New Reformed Body (NRB) to me as a refugee camp just over the border. It is not where they plan to relocate long-term, but it is seen as a refuge on the way to a missional and evangelical connectional future they cannot yet describe, let alone see. They are simply fleeing... Continue Reading

But the proportion of New Yorkers who affirmed a more rigorous set of doctrinal beliefs – such as the literal truth of the Bible and the existence of Satan – dropped from 4 to 1 percent in that time Some surprising poll results are showing New Yorkers to be relatively more church-going and more Christian... Continue Reading

In the minds of the Orthodox, the Reformers should have sought a full church council (to include the Orthodox) rather than separate without the approval of a council. Although I’ve been on Cyprus for almost two years I haven’t made a habit of visiting monasteries – despite having a degree in church history and an... Continue Reading

Of the options presented to the like-minded pastors group by the flexible governing task force, the preferred one was the overlay presbytery option. “Presbyteries within presbyteries,” was one of several options discussed at the Fellowship of Presbyterians Gathering, held last week. Peter Barnes of Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, was the first to... Continue Reading