Churches – there are 298 member churches that are a part of the EPC, an increase of 27 churches from 2009. Membership – total church membership grew from 99,795 (2009) to 105,908 in 2010. This is an increase of 6,113, or 6.1%. Nearing the completion of my fifth year as Stated Clerk, I’m grateful for... Continue Reading

Among the resolution’s highlights, it says the NIV 2011 erases “gender-specific details which appear in the original language” and “has gone beyond acceptable translation standards…” It also says messengers “respectfully request that LifeWay not make this inaccurate translation available for sale in their bookstores.” Two prominent Southern Baptist leaders have endorsed a resolution passed by... Continue Reading

The 31st General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbytery Church met in Memphis on June 23-24-25. Following is a detail report of what occurred on each day. Report of Thursday Events Moderator Rob Liddon convened the 31st General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church at 10:00. Chaplain Brian Hill offered the convening prayer. The Business Sessions... Continue Reading

“We want to conceive of a presbytery that promotes the mission of the church composed of missional networks that are both intra, inter and co-centric with the presbytery itself. The new presbytery of the Allegheny presbytery represents a good example of what this might look like elsewhere.” The 460 commissioners of the 31st General Assembly... Continue Reading

Second, Henderson says, he is now “convinced that the greatest single strategic opportunity is captured in the diaspora, I came back committed to finding and reaching the international communities in our own backyard. For us in West Lafayette, that’s the international students or immigrant communities surrounding Purdue University. Former minister members of the Presbyterian Church... Continue Reading

In his comments to the 1,000 plus attendees of the 31st General Assembly meeting of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Stated Clerk Jeffrey Jeremiah said, “I believe our Lord is saying to us today, ‘I see your orthodoxy. It is essential and I commend you for it. I see your orthopraxy as well. Now, show me... Continue Reading

The 30-year-old EPC, which has grown from 180 churches five years ago to 306 this year, has become a refuge for dozens of pastors and congregations that have left the more liberal PCUSA, the largest mainline Presbyterian denomination, composed of about 10,000 congregations. A small but fast-growing Presbyterian denomination meeting this week in Memphis resolved... Continue Reading

The RCA General Synod approved a common agreement on baptism with the Christian Reformed Church in North America, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the United Church of Christ, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Approval of the agreement is one step toward official recognition of each others’ baptisms. (Editor’s note: The CRC approved the... Continue Reading

Southern Baptists announced their rejection of the new NIV Bible at their annual convention in Phoenix, Ariz., saying they could not commend the translation and its use of gender-neutral language. The resolution introduced by author Tim Overton of Muncie, Ind., passed by at least a 2-to-1 margin, and only received a handful of opposing votes,... Continue Reading

In a meeting that both affirmed and celebrated the past while moving towards the future, over three hundred bishops, lay and clerical deputies, observers and invited guests gathered in suburban Dallas at Church of the Holy Communion (REC) for the fifty-third General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church. Founded in 1873, the oldest traditional Anglican... Continue Reading