ORLANDO, Fla.
It appears that a relatively small number of congregations are ready to bolt the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) immediately to join the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians, a new denomination that the Fellowship of Presbyterians formed in January and which will begin accepting congregations as members April 1.
ORLANDO, Fla.
The outlines of a new denomination — the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians, or ECO for short — began to take shape as the Fellowship of Presbyterians held its Covenanting Conference in Orlando Jan. 18-20.
ORLANDO, Fla.
Two members of a writing team that produced a document on theology for the Fellowship of Presbyterians — a document that’s part of the constitution for the new denomination the Fellowship has created — answered questions about their work, and said they expect additional changes to be made in what they’ve produced.
ORLANDO, Fla.
Most of the young evangelical church leaders attending a recent Fellowship of Presbyterians event came from congregations that either plan to stay in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) or are still deciding whether to leave.
January 10, 2012
Ronald Salfen: First, let me say that I really thought this was a high-impact film. Where did you get the idea for him to be married to two sisters? Was that from the Bible, perchance?
London (ENInews) Faith leaders and community groups in London are promoting "One Hundred Days of Peace" – an initiative to develop a "peace legacy" for the London Olympic Games this summer.
LOUISVILLE – The General Assembly Mission Council ended its meeting Feb. 17 with a flurry of votes, looking at both internal church issues and events in the nation. Here’s some of what happened.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 2012 General Assembly is being asked to consider a controversial recommendation that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) divest its holdings in three companies doing business in Israel – companies that a church committee on socially responsible investing has determined are engaged in “non-peaceful” activities.
Update: On Feb. 17, the full General Assembly Mission Council approved by a voice vote the recommendation from the Mission Responsibility Through Investment committee. The recommendation on divestment now will go to the 2012 General Assembly for its consideration.
LOUISVILLE – It’s sure to be a controversial issue before the 2012 General Assembly: whether the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) should divest its holdings in three companies doing business in Israel.
Three churches in Mission Presbytery may all lack a center for worship this Sunday as their presbytery has responded to their “renunciation of jurisdiction” by serving an eviction notice.
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