Tuesday, January 29, 2013
FPC-Milford PA working on agreement with presbytery
The Layman Story: FPC-Milford working on agreement with presbytery
Friday, January 25, 2013
First Presbyterian Church of Edmond UPDATED 2x
- Members of Indian Nations Presbytery, a regional affiliate of the Presbyterian Church (USA), voted Monday to dismiss First Presbyterian Church of Edmond from the denomination, but not without discussion about the monetary terms of the severance.
- News OK Story: Edmond congregation votes to dissolve denominational relationship
- Oklahoman Newspaper Story: First Presbyterian Church of Edmond set to take historic vote
- Okla. Church Votes to Leave PCUSA, Joins Evangelical Covenant Order
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 Indian Nations Votes: 63-4 to release FPC of Edmond to the Evangelical Covenant Order
- $510,000 Blood money to release
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 Congregation votes to leave 815-75
- seven years of task forces and reports to the congregation
FPC Houston May Consider Leaving Its Denomination
Major Presbyterian Church May Consider Leaving Its Denomination
The church will vote on whether to enter into the discernment procedure with the presbytery.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Middle Smithfield PA changing denominations
Pocono Record Story: Presbyterian Church changing name, affiliation
- Middle Smithfield Presbyterian Church -> ?
- East Stroudsburg, PA
- PCUSA -> EPC
- National Register of Historic Places since 1987.
- Since 1814
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Eastminster (Marietta, GA) moving from PCUSA to ECO
Eastminster Presbyterian Church web site: Eastminster (Marietta, GA) moving from PCUSA to ECO
"The elders of this church have recently announced our intention to seek dismissal from the Presbyterian Church (USA) in order to join with a new Presbyterian denomination, The Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians (or ECO)–a denomination which is young, but not novel, as it is determined to carry the best practices and doctrines of the Reformed tradition into our present day."
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NEWS | PRESBYWEB: Viewpoint | PCUSA Property Trust History Disputed By Jeffrey C. Francis |
Memorial Park on Seperation | Bulletin Insert for May 6th | |
Web | Kirk's Legal Docs (pdfs) | Kirk Of The Hills, Tulsa, OK |
PCUSA Articles of Incorporation | Churches can't be a member of the PCUSA according to its own articles of incorporation | |
Legal Strategy #1 | PC(USA)'s Legal Strategy for churches wanting to leave | |
Presbyteries Process #2 | PC(USA)'s Process for churches wanting to leave | |
Doc | Secret Document #3 | News about a third secret document |
Process | Administrative Review Process from the Synod of the Northeast | |
Presbytery Of New Covenant | Process For Addressing Churches Seeking To Withdraw From PC(USA) | |
Wabash Valley Presbytery | Separatist Task Force | |
Doc | PC(USA): Constitutional Musings: Note 12 | Responding Pastorally to Troubled Churches |
Doc | PC(USA): Advisory Opinions: Note 02 | Dissent and Defiance |
Doc | PC(USA): Advisory Opinions: Note 03 | Administrative Commission |
PC(USA): Advisory Opinions: Note 11 | Church Property | |
Doc | PC(USA): Advisory Opinions: Note 17 | Schism |
Doc | PC(USA): Advisory Opinions: Note 19 | Implementing the Trust Clause for the Unity of the Church |
Web | Presbyterian Outlook | Statement about resources prepared by the Constitutional Services Department and the Office of Legal Services at the General Assembly level of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
Web | Stated Clerk, GAC chief urge churches not to defect from PC(USA) | We are better together in Christ's Unity |
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Denominations
Denomination Name | Parent | Location | Size | Year |
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United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - UPCUSA(N) | PUSA & UPCNA | New York City | 8,909/2,342,441 | 1958-1983 |
Presbyterian Church in United States (Confederate) - PCUS(S) | Presbyterian Church in United States | Atlanta, Ga. | 4,250/814,931 | 1861-1983 |
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) PC(U.S.A) | UPCUSA(N) & PCUS(S) | Louisville, Kentucky | 11,596/3,122,213 | June 10, 1983 |
Evangelical Presbyterian Church EPC | UPCUSA(N) & PCUS(S) | Livonia, MI | 67/19,000 (1982) | 1980/1981 |
Presbyterian Church of America PCA | PCUS(S) | Lawrenceville, GA | 260/41,232 | May 18, 1973 |
Orthodox Presbyterian Church | Presbyterian U.S.A. | Willow Grove, PA | 300/20,417 | 1936 |
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church | Associate Presbytery/Reformed Presbytery | Greenville, SC | 250/40,392 | 1782 |
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News | Crosswalk | The Intersection of Faith and Life |
News | Church Report | National business news magazine |
News | PC(USA) News | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) News Service |
News | Save Hollywood Pres | Links to news about PC(USA) Troubles |
News | The Layman Online | THE News Source about PC(USA) |
News | Layman - property | The Layman - Property Issues Archive |
Blog | Reformed Pastor | EPC Pastor - Church Planter |
Blog | Full Court Presby | Pastor Lance's Blog to his Congregation about PUP etc. |
Blog | Classical Presbyterian | Blogging for the Reformed Resistance in the PC(USA) |
Blog | Anderson Speak | Commentary on Faith, Christianity, and the PCUSA by Noel K. Anderson |
Blog | Bayou Christian | Bill Crawford, Pastor First Presbyterian Church of Thiboduax |
Blog | blog 137 | Pastor Dave Moody, Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Sparta, IL. |
Blog | Truth in Love Network | A group of Presbyterian elders who are concerned with the direction of the PC(USA). |
Blog | Mark D. Roberts | Professor & Senior Pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church, CA |
Blog | Institute on Religion and Democracy | 25 years of working to reform the social and political witness of American churches |
Blog | The Berkley Blog | James D. Berkley, Director of Presbyterian Action |
Blog | Tom's Thoughts | Tom Gray, Co-Pastor, Kirk of the Hills, Tulsa, OK |
Web | Stand to Reason | Christian Ambassadors for defense for classical Christianity |
Web | Presbyterian Forum | Working for reformation through overt political action |
Web | Wiki:Presbyterian | Wikipedia's Presbyterian Overview |
Web | Kirk Of The Hills, Tulsa, OK | Church in Tulsa, OK - Fighting for its Property. |
Web | Kirk's Legal Docs (pdfs) | Kirk Of The Hills, Tulsa, OK |
Web | Kirk Docs (text) | Kirk Of The Hills docs, Converted to text |
Legal Strategy #1 | PC(USA)'s Legal Strategy for churches wanting to leave | |
Presbyteries Process #2 | PC(USA)'s Process for churches wanting to leave | |
Doc | Secret Document #3 | News about a third secret document |
Pic | Presby Chart 1 | Chart showing the history of breakups and mergers (standard) |
Web | Presby Chart 2 | Presbyterian Church History-Lesson 13-An Overview of Contemporary American Presbyterianism |
Web | Presby Chart 3 (text) | History of the Presbyterian Church (USA) |
Web | Presby Chart 4 | Denomination Family Trees (Interactive) |
Web | Presby Chart 5 | ARPC Denomination Family Tree |
Web | Maps of Religions | List of Many Maps of 2000 Census Data on Religion |
Pic | Map: County | Map of Denominations by County |
Pic | Map: Presbyterian | Map of Presbyterian's as percentage of Population |
Web | ARDA | Association of Religion Data Archives |
PPT | Report on PUP | New Wineskin's Report on PUP |
Report on PUP | New Wineskin's Report on PUP | |
Book of Order | Official PDF Copy of Book of Order for PC(USA) | |
Book of Confessions | Official PDF Copy of Book of Confessions for PC(USA) | |
Web | Advisory Opinions | PC(USA) Stated Clerk Advisory Opinions (not binding, nor authoritative) |
Web | PC(USA) Constitutional Musings | Office of Constitutional Services - Unofficial Thoughts |
Web | PC(USA) Amicus Curiae Briefs | Stated Clerk & AC on Litigation - Friend of the Court Briefs |
Web | GAPJC PC(USA) | PC(USA) General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission Decisions |
Web | Pension Board PC(USA) | PC(USA) Board of Pensions |
Web | Foundation PC(USA) | Presbyterian Foundation, New Covenant Trust and New Covenant Mutual Funds |
Web | PC(USA) BOO Annotated | PC(USA) Book of Order - Annotated |
Web | Presbyterian Coalition | Working for a Revitalized Church |
Web | Confessing Church Movement | 1,314/434,697 |
Web | New Wineskins | New Wineskins Association of Churches(2001) |
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