- Pittsburgh Presbytery
- Allow congregations to leave for another denomination
- while keeping their buildings.
- engage in an open, two-sided discernment process
- negotiate a settlement with the presbytery
- a pledge by both sides to stay out of civil courts.
- A decision to leave with property requires two congregational votes and approval by the presbytery.
- Over the last decade PCUSA has lost about 200 theologically conservative congregations
- Another 600 of its 11,000 congregations are expected to follow them
Organize the web stories, info on the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) troubles: Property Ownership, Church Withdrawals, Ordination Standards, Hierarchical vs. Connectional.
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