FPC Waynsboro, Staunton, VA church splits PCUSA/EPC

Layman Online Story: Members of Virginia church have parting of ways

• First Presbyterian Church of Waynesboro, located west of Charlottesville in Staunton, Va
• Session members resign on March 17
• Presbytery of Shenandoah assumed original jurisdiction
• 375 members
• The session had voted by a 10-2 margin in November 2012 to seek dismissal from the PCUSA
• Over 100 members now attend Waynesboro Mission Church (EPC)
• fellowship hall of Church of the Brethren

Six Alaskan churches leave PCUSA; only nine remain in presbytery

Layman Online Story: Six Alaskan churches leave PCUSA; only nine remain in presbytery

Westminster PCUSA->EPC

Times News Story: Going their own way: Pastor leaves denomination with congregation in tow

• Burlington, North Carolina?
• “Out of Order: The Self-Destruction of a Mainline Denomination”, by Pastor Powell Sykes published Nov. 16, 2012
• Mebane Presbyterian Church also switched in February.

Peters Creek UPC (PA) Property Case Lands in Appeals Court (PCUSA->EPC)

Layman Online Story: Washington County church property dispute lands in appeals court

Original Story: Pittsburg Post Gazette Washington County church property dispute lands in appeals court

Two Yakima, WA PCUSA churches begin leaving PCUSA, 6 more consider leaving.

Layman Online Story: Yakima Presbyterian churches considering their future

Original Story: Yakima Herald RepublicYakima Presbyterian churches considering their future

• Westminster and First Presbyterian
• Yakima, WA
• Presbytery of Central Washington
• Also Considering:
  • Terrace Heights left PCUSA a year ago, joining the EPC.
  • Bickleton
  • Prosser
  • Wenatchee
  • Ephrata
  • Roslyn
  • Moses Lake

Guinston (Airville, PA) dismissed from PCUSA to EPC

Layman Online Story: Guinston congregation overcomes two delayed votes for dismissal from PCUSA

Six churches dismissed by Presbytery of Shenango (PA)

Layman Online Story: Pennsylvania church leaves PCUSA, joins ECO

Presbytery of Shenango (Western PA) dismissed six? churches on Feb 26. No Cost to the churches! Council Minutes (PDF)

1. ECO - East Brook Presbyterian Church, New Castle, Pa.(98)
2. EPC - Center Presbyterian Church, Grove City (164)
3. ECO - East Main Presbyterian Church, Grove City (694)
4. ECO - Neshannock Presbyterian Church, New Castle, Pa. (325)
5. ECO - Princeton Memorial Presbyterian Church, New Castle, Pa. (38)
6. ECO - Leesburg Church, Volant, PA (234)

FPC Cushing Ok leaves PCUSA to be independent.

Layman Online story: Oklahoma church closes, buys property from presbytery for $1

A misleading headline, a disappointing one from Layman. Although, they do spell out the terms in the article.

• First Presbyterian Church of Cushing
• disaffiliated from the denomination by closing it.
• the church paid three years of per capita in the amount of $7,702.80 and $1 for the building
• new name of First Presbyterian Church, Independent.
• Presbytery of Cimarron
• a city-wide meeting publicized by a mailing and newspaper ad took place Oct. 28, 2012

Leesburg (PA) PC leaves PCUSA for ECO

Layman Online Story: Leesburg PC leaves PCUSA for ECO

Huntersville,NC church leaves PCUSA for ECO

Layman Online Story: Huntersville church leaves PCUSA for ECO

Ridgecrest, NC Leaves PCUSA fro EPC

North Carolina congregation finds new home in EPC

Siler, NC leaves PCUSA for EPC

Layman Online Story: Siler leaves PCUSA for EPC

Fremont Presbyterian's schism divides congregation - but they still share sacred spaces

Fremont Presbyterian's schism divides congregation - but they still share sacred spaces