Church Discernment Processes
Below are links to position papers and summaries of the discernment process for congregations that have made — or are making — a decision to leave the PCUSA.
Los Ranchos is engaged in a presbytery-wide process.
St Andrews PC, Newport Beach, CA
College Hill PC, Cincinnati, OH
Fremont Presbyterian Church, Sacramento, Calif.
The Watchman’s Cry, Woodbury Presbyterian, Orlando, Fla.
Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Marietta, Ga.
First Presbyterian Church of Omak
Colonial Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, MO and Overland Park, Kan.
- Summary of Discernment Process to Determine Denominational Affiliation
- Denominational Affiliation – Discernment Process – Position Paper
Desert Hills Presbyterian Church, Carefree, Ariz.
Community Presbyterian Church, Danville, Calif.
Southport Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, Ind.
Sunset Presbyterian Church, Portland, Ore.
Saddlerock Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Wenatchee, Wash. (formerly First Presbyterian Church)
- Essential Tenets and Reformed Distinctives
- Tenets of The Confession Church Movement
- Biblical Beliefs
- FPCW Resolution
- Denomination Informational Gathering 11/22/09
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Trinity Presbyterian Church’s Denominational Affiliation
The NextWave Commission of San Diego Presbytery
Related articles
Presbytery dismissal policies: The good, the bad and the ugly, by Lloyd J. Lunceford
Presbytery dismissal policies ‘do great harm to local churches’ by Lloyd J. Lunceford


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