PCUSA->EPC->ECO

News Stories about the "NEW" Presbyterian Denomination:

Evangelical Covenant Order Of Presbyterians (ECO)

• Wikipedia: ECO
• The New American Story: Conservative Presbyterians Announce Break From Liberal PCUSA NEW
• Huff Post: Evangelical Covenant Order Of Presbyterians (ECO), Conservative Denomination Launched To Break Away From PCUSA
  ED: Caution a lot of hate speech in the comments section.
• Christian Post: New Evangelical Presbyterian Body Unveiled
• Houston Cronicle Blog: Believe It or Not: New Presbyterian body could divide denomination
• Louisville, Ky Courier-Journal Faith Blog: New Presbyterian denomination named
• Orlando Sentinel: Presbyterian denomination debuts Thursday in Orlando
• Gant Daily(Clearfield, PA): Group leaves Presbyterian Church to form ‘reformed’ denomination
• Christianity Today: New Presbyterian Body Aims for Orthodoxy with Less Bureaucracy
• Religion News Service: Conservative Presbyterians Launch New Denomination
• Rueters: Presbyterian Group Breaks Away Over Gay Clergy
• John Shore: New Anti-Gay Presbyterian Denomination: Cowardly Lions
  ED: Caution a lot of hate speech in the story and comments section.
• Viola Larson: ECO is a sign of Christ's love for the PC (U.S.A.)
• Don Sweeting: Wishing the ECO Well: Another Turning Point in Presbyterian Church History
• Laura Ziesel: Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians
• Denis Maher: Irony Abounds with the Formation of the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians
• Ruth Hicks: I was there
• Katie Mulligan: Wipe the Dust
• Joanne Whitt: A Response to ECO
• David Williams: A Response to ECO
• Rocky Supinger: The Fellowship Theology Draft
• PCUSA News Service: 24 PC(USA) Leaders Issue ‘Letter of Reconciliation’

Information from ECO: Website

• ECO Retirement Plan Overview
• Evangelical Covenant Order (downloadable pdf of ECO’s vision and purpose)
• ECO Benefits
• ECO Benefits Presentation
• ECO Rate Sheet
• Polity
• Theology x
• Theology
• Press Release

Tidbits on ECO

• Peer review systems for churches
• Promoting leadership training
• Instituting a less hierarchical form of government
• Benefits have been defined, must be offered to all full time employees
• 2,100 Presbyterians from about 500 congregations attend the conference.
• Presbyterians have the option of joining the ECO or becoming an affiliate member while remaining in another denomination.

ED: I left out the stories full of hate speech, which is all the liberals can use.

ED: I don't think any of the stories brought up the fact that conservative churches in PCUSA, feel like prisoners or victims of blackmail. PCUSA is using the property clause as a ball and chain to keep churches in the denomination that want to leave as well as the power of an AC to summarily fire the pastor and elders.