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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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New Mexico Presbyterians support same-sex marriage

Twenty-one Presbyterian clergy in New Mexico have signed a statement in support of same-sex marriage. The statement is part of a joint public education campaign “Why Marriage Matters…

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Illinois congregation changes denomination, church name

A Midwest congregation was dismissed to join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) after severing its relationship with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Edgington Presbyterian Church in Taylor Ridge, Ill.,…

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Ardara becomes an EPC member church

A southwestern Pennsylvania church was dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) to join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) during a March 23 meeting of the Presbytery of Redstone….

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Reflections on Mission Presbytery’s town hall meeting with Moderator Presa

Martha Leatherman, San Antonio, Texas Special to The Layman   I have spent my professional life learning to hear and to communicate, sometimes with people who cannot communicate…

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Presbyterian Church schism over gay ordination splits congregations

By Stephen Magagnini More than 200 Presbyterian congregations nationwide have been torn asunder over the Presbyterian Church USA’s new rules and the ordination of its first gay minister….

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Partnership with Farmworkers’ Union essential to our integrity as a church’

By Alan Wisdom “Because of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers over the last decade, a new day of human rights has indeed…

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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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