“Mere participation and cooperation in denominational affairs alone does not demonstrate a church’s intent to be bound by a denominational trust clause.” A Clay County (Mo.) circuit court judge has dismissed, with prejudice, Heartland Presbytery’s claims to the property of Gashland Presbyterian Church, located on the south side of Kansas City, Mo. Gashland left the... Continue Reading

Both New River and Great Lakes Presbyteries voted on Saturday, September 18 against the newly proposed AC Funding Plan. At the Stated Meetings of both New River Presbytery (which includes most of the state of West Virginia) and Great Lakes Presbytery (which includes all of Michigan and the Northeastern corner of Indiana) votes were taken... Continue Reading

One speaker favoring the side for approval of the changes, and one opposed, made statements followed by several hours of questioning from Elders in the Presbytery of the Blue Ridge In a unique, unofficial meeting of the Elders of Blue Ridge Presbytery held on Saturday, September 18 at the Westminster Church, Roanoke, Va., three hours... Continue Reading

here are 13,400 active ministers, with 7,135 of those ministers serving as installed pastors of congregations. According to released by the PCUSA General Assembly Mission Council’s Research Services, of the 10,657 congregations in the PCUSA, more than half have fewer than 100 members, and 34 congregations have no members at all. In 2009, the PCUSA... Continue Reading

The church will have a 1,600-seat sanctuary, a gymnasium, a cafe and special areas for children and teenagers. The 110,000-square-foot facility is situated on 60 acres of land. Grace Presbyterian Church is moving to a new facility on the growing northwest suburbs of Peoria, IL. They will conduct the first public services there on Sunday,... Continue Reading

David Chestnut, President of the Erskine alumni association and Nan Campbell, the President Elect jointly released the following statement on the afternoon of Friday, September 17 We are pleased to inform you that all parties have agreed to settlement terms in our legal action. Attorneys of record have received all necessary signatures and are working... Continue Reading

Our Church must sever its relations with those churches and communities that trample on the principles of Christian ethics and traditional morals. Here we uphold a firm stand based on Holy Scripture. In a groundbreaking address at Lambeth Palace before the Nicean Club that included the Archbishop of Canterbury, Russian Metropolitan Hilarion blasted those parts... Continue Reading

The new Outreach magazine is out with its annual list of the top ten largest churches in the U. S. Topping the chart (church and pastor) 1. Lakewood Church, Houston, Texas, Joel Osteen, (43,500) 2. North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, Ga., Andy Stanley (24,325) 3. Second Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, Ed Young Sr. (24,041) 4.... Continue Reading

“They contained the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Larger and Shorter Catechism, the Form of Government, the Book of Discipline, and the Book of Worship.” The Rev. Andrew Putnam, moderator-elect of the General Synod of the Associate Presbyterian Church and a member of the Erskine College and Seminary Board of Trustees, made a special presentation... Continue Reading

On the changes to Section 1, the vote was: 22 for, 4 against, 2 abstain On the changes to Section 2, the vote was: 23 for, 4 against, 1 abstain The 144th Stated Meeting of Central Georgia Presbytery was held on Saturday, September 11th at the Perry Presbyterian Church in Perry, Georgia. During the meeting,... Continue Reading