By Brett Martin, OzarksFirst.com.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The largest Presbyterian church in the region — First and Calvary Presbyterian — is stepping away from a denomination that it says is caught up in a political agenda.
In the church’s 85-year history, it has changed affiliation before.
Today’s change was something many big Presbyterian churches across the country are doing and members of the church say it is a step in the right direction for their congregation.
Its a historic decision for a historic church in the heart of Springfield, which happens to fall on the day of its annual picnic.
“This new denomination is less hierarchical, or less involved in your day to day things.”
First and Calvary Church elder Charlie Lyons says congregation leaders have been contemplating a break away from the traditional Presbyterian Church (USA) for more than a year.
“Things were happening at a national level in the denomination that were causing members some problems,” said Lyons.
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The PCUSA has become an apostate and heretical denomination. It has aligned itself with Secular Humanists, Liberals, Socialists, pro-Muslim and anti-Israel organizations, pro-abortion and pro-Planned Parenthood murderers of the unborn and merchants of baby body parts. It boasts of violating Holy Scripture and then wonders why Presbyterian churches and members in the PCUSA leave in disgust. I am Elder in the PCUSA – ordained at Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian in Tulsa in the mid 1980’s Tulsa and have watched the PCUSA slide into apostasy. While on Session I have voted against every radical and heretical “pronouncement” coming out of the General Assembly. I am now a member at First Presbyterian Church in San Marcos, TX and will do everything I can to assist this church in getting the hell out of the PCUSA.
Bravo for First and Calvary leaving the Apostasy, and this Apostasy, the pcusa will end up on the trash heap in the Lake of Fire, Rev. 20. Praise God First and Calvary had the courage to leave, and God will bless.
** I can to assist this church in getting the hell out of the PCUSA.** Do you mean getting your church out of Hades/Sheol???
It is truly sickening. What more could an organization do to destroy a church then drive people away from Christianity. Sympathy for the devil is no way to run what is supposed to be a Christian organization. How is there a better way to destroy a church, even if you tried?
In other words: Comments are retained as long as they agree with the agenda of the PR firm for the EPC that the Layman has become. All others, your comments will be deleted for not getting with the program.
Sounds like there are many Presbyterian refugees escaping the new State religion … liberalism (in long term…Michivelian Marxism). One sad truth is just witness the indignation of the leadership of “The “Planned Parenthood Organization” in mention of the live dissection of brain active infants. pre and post delivery, reportedly identified being performed in their “clinics”.
An Evidence of the critical imperative for the Church to get on with the true purpose of Bibical Religion and the everlasting truths of living and the promise of the covenant.
The World ahead could be quite gloomy without God.
One might wonder whether or not has a liberal organization usurped the name of the Church.
Since your comment appears here, your charge has no basis in fact. Many sites work to prevent ‘ID Theft” of commenters. If you look through the comment section of most articles you will find people speaking in support of current PCUSA policies and practices. The charge that the Layman is somehow in the pay of and in league with the EPC is without merit or basis in fact. What astonishes me, and what should astonish the PCUSA, is that the Layman continues to reach out and advocate for dialogue and renewal within the denomination, rather than merely pass out life-preservers and point the way off of a sinking ship.