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  • Michigan Church Transfers to PCA

    Michigan Church Transfers to PCA

    Alarmed by the issue of same-sex attraction, an independent Michigan church has voted to transfer to the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). By an overwhelming majority, Christ Presbyterian Church in Novi, Mich., voted in December to join the PCA. Although it is an independent church, the Novi congregation had been in relationship with the EPC…

  • Presbyteries Consider Overture on Same Sex Attraction

    Presbyteries Consider Overture
    on Same Sex Attraction

    An overture that seeks to prohibit the ordination of elders who experience ongoing same sex attraction (SSA) has met with mixed results in meetings of EPC presbyteries. As of February 24, four presbyteries had voted to approve the overture creating a constitutional amendment and three presbyteries voted to not approve the overture for 46th General…

  • OGA Responds to Jeff Jeremiah Letter

    OGA Responds
    to Jeff Jeremiah Letter

    In recent weeks, former Stated Clerk Jeff Jeremiah sent a personal letter to all church sessions and former General Assembly moderators in the EPC. In his letter, Jeremiah expressed concern about the report of the Ad-Interim Committee on Same Sex Attraction, urging elders to get informed and involved to preserve Biblical orthodoxy.

  • Note from the Plumb Line Editors

    Note from the Plumb Line Editors

    One year ago, the Presbyterian Plumb Line published our very first issue. Since that time, the Lord has blessed this venture far beyond anything we imagined. In the past 12 months our website has attracted 16,500 visitors, 48,000 views, and 604 subscribers. The Plumb Line was founded for two simple reasons: 1) to inform our…

  • Is Ordaining SSA Persons a “Non-Essential”? A Response to the TE Letter to Sessions

    Is Ordaining SSA Persons
    a “Non-Essential”?
    A Response to the
    TE Letter to Sessions

    Recently, some Clerks of Session received a letter from a group of EPC Teaching Elders with exhortations and statements apparently aimed at reassuring the church that all is well with the Ad Interim Committee (AIC) and that those who suggest otherwise are “sowing fear and unrest.” In fact, things are not well in the EPC.…

  • Kansas Church Joins the EPC

    Kansas Church Joins the EPC

    The latest changes to the Book of Order in the PC(USA) were the last straw for First Presbyterian Church in Derby, Kan. With much prayer and discussion, first among Session and then with the congregation, the vote was taken on April 6, 2025, to move to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The motion overwhelmingly passed and…

  • OGA Agrees to Changes in Financial Reporting

    OGA Agrees to Changes
    in Financial Reporting

    In response to concerns raised by eleven churches in the Presbytery of the Pacific Northwest, the EPC Office of the General Assembly (OGA) has agreed to make significant changes in financial reporting. In a statement released on November 13, the OGA described the commitments they have made to expand and improve financial transparency:

  • Minority Report Submitted to the AIC

    Minority Report Submitted to the AIC

    Members of Ad Interim Committee on Same Sex Attraction and Ordination (AIC) visited several fall presbytery meetings for “listening sessions” to receive further feedback on the August 27 edition of the AIC report. While this revised report was available to presbyteries in August for distribution, some presbyteries have yet to distribute this revision to their…

  • “What’s at Stake in the EPC?” Presbyterian Plumb Line Hosts Conversations on Biblical Fidelity and Ordination

    “What’s at Stake in the EPC?”
    Presbyterian Plumb Line
    Hosts Conversations on
    Biblical Fidelity and Ordination

    The Presbyterian Plumb Line (PPL) recently hosted two Zoom meetings entitled “What’s at Stake in the EPC?” that have drawn more than 1,000 views on the PPL’s YouTube channel. Featuring members of the PPL editorial board and former EPC Stated Clerk Jeff Jeremiah, the discussions brought together pastors, ruling elders, and concerned members to consider the…

  • Complaint Filed Against Presbytery of the Alleghenies

    Complaint Filed Against
    Presbytery of the Alleghenies

    Claiming that their overture was improperly handled by the Presbytery of the Alleghenies (POA), New Albany Presbyterian Church (NAPC) in Columbus, Ohio, has filed a formal complaint which will be sent to the Permanent Judicial Commission. The complaint, filed by four NAPC Ruling Elders, followed the November 15 meeting of the POA, during which commissioners…