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Island church leaves PCUSA

A Texas church located on Galveston Island has been dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) and accepted as a member of ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians….

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EPC, ECO continue to see increase in numbers

The Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) experienced growth during the first three months of 2013, adding 26 congregations to its increasing list of church affiliates. With the addition of…

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Santa Barbara Presbytery affirms ECO as legitimate Reformed body

ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians has been recognized as a Reformed body by the Presbytery of Santa Barbara. The presbytery took action during its stated meeting…

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Grove City church gets new start in ECO

A Pennsylvania church has ended its relationship with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and affiliated with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. East Main Presbyterian Church, located in…

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Six Alaskan churches leave PCUSA; only nine remain in presbytery

Six churches located along the panhandle of Alaska were dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) during a Presbytery of Alaska meeting that took place April 6, and their…

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Peachtree City church splits into two congregations

“If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Those words found in Mark 3:25 ring true for First Presbyterian Church of Peachtree City in Georgia,…

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Presbyterian church seeks to switch denominations

By Dustin Wyatt A Presbyterian church in Spartanburg is trying to cut ties with its denomination, the Presbyterian Church (USA). On Feb. 10, 86 percent of the congregation…

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Mebane Presbyterian Church leaving PCUSA for EPC

A process that started nearly a year ago came to an end Feb. 12 when Mebane Presbyterian Church was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) to affiliate with…

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Florence, S.C., church dismissed to join ECO

One of the larger Presbyterian churches in the Pee Dee region of northeast South Carolina has changed its denominational affiliation. First Presbyterian Church of Florence has left the…

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ECO begins ordinations

On Sunday, Feb. 24, ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians ordained its first pastor into the denomination, Rev. Jennifer Graffius, the Director of Chapel at Fuller Theological…

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