The United Methodist Church’s own official media vehicle, the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) has published an article arguing that sexual relationships outside the covenant of marriage are not necessarily improper. The article entitled “An Ordained Single Woman and the Discipline”was published in a large series on the topic of ‘Sex and the... Continue Reading

Presbyterian Church (USA) membership plummeted in 2009, losing approximately 3 percent for a second year in a row. According to statistics released by the Office of the General Assembly on June 29, the PCUSA suffered a net loss of 63,027 members, bringing its total membership to 2,077,138, precariously close to slipping below 2 million members.... Continue Reading

Among the healthy and growing churches in America today, they have already gone multi-site, are planning on going multi-site or are thinking about it, said a church strategist. “Today, the multi-site model has become a viable instrument in the toolbox of the church,” said Jim Tomberlin, founder of MultiSite Solutions. Veteran “multisiters” with at least... Continue Reading

“Should we side exclusively with one party in the conflict, or should we recognize concerns from both sides?” Pro-Palestinian activists are making a bid to bring the Presbyterian Church (USA) back into their camp. They won a victory in 2004, when the church’s General Assembly authorized divestment from companies doing business with Israel. That divestment... Continue Reading

The Greenville News in its online edition for Saturday, June 26 is reporting that the three men who filed the lawsuit (plaintiffs) against the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church have agreed to dismiss their lawsuit. This is the first public statement from the two Erskine College trustees and President of the Alumni Association since the close... Continue Reading

“I think there’s over 100 students invested in personally by church members just to get there. They wouldn’t have been able to come without a scholarship.” Ken Burnett became Northeast Alabama director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes six years ago. As soon as he learned of the Grace Fellowship Sports Camp, he knew he... Continue Reading

Delegates to the Uniting General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) have elected four regional vice-presidents, a general treasurer and 16 members to its Executive Committee. The vote followed immediately on the election of the organization’s new president, Jerry Pillay of the Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. Over 300 delegates from 108... Continue Reading

The Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, says the Anglican Communion is like a bunch of teenagers growing up and finding their adult identity. “I don’t have a better image for it than that,” she said in an interview with David Crabtree of WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC. “Like teenagers, we see the... Continue Reading

The congregation will have to raise $175,000 within the next two months and take out a new mortgage to pay the $550,000 settlement. A Lancaster, NY congregation will pay $550,000 to the denomination it was formerly affiliated with, settling a contentious legal battle that wound up in State Appellate Court. (Lancaster is an older, middle-class... Continue Reading

The following email was sent out by Tim Keller and the Redeemer Session announcing the major change in ministry design. From: Tim Keller & Redeemer Session To: Redeemer Members Re: Redeemer Names New Lead Pastors Dear Friends, Since the launch of the RENEW campaign last fall our church has taken several major steps towards realizing... Continue Reading