Cañon City, Co First Presbyterian Church splits from national church

Canon City Daily Record Story: Cañon City First Presbyterian Church splits from national church

• First Presbyterian Church, Canon City, CO
• 98 percent vote
• 206 Members in 2010
• Pueblo Presbytery
• The mainstream Presbyterian Church will continue to support the local church for three to five years.
• In exchange, the members will be able to keep the property without problems of ownership and trust clauses.
• Freehling said that constitutional changes by the national church have created a complete paradigm shift from the traditional values of Presbyterian government and are in direct conflict with scripture.
• Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians.
• "By June 16, this congregation will be a formal member of the new denomination, along with First Presbyterian of Colorado Springs, and perhaps eight other churches in Southern Colorado."
• Freehling predicted, within a year, at least 100 churches would belong to ECO and the new denomination would continue to grow.