News — Volume 2, Issue 3
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PJC Sustains Complaint Against Presbytery of the Alleghenies
The Presbytery of the Alleghenies acted improperly by not allowing an overture addressing same sex attraction to be considered for a vote, according to a ruling by the Permanent Judicial Commission. In the January 15 ruling, the PJC sustained in part a complaint brought by New Albany Presbyterian Church (NAPC) in Columbus, Ohio. NAPC elders…
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Presbyteries Consider Overture
on Same Sex AttractionAn 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…
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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…
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“What’s at Stake in the EPC?”
#3 Coming March 3On Tuesday, March 3rd, the Editorial Board of The Presbyterian Plumb Line will host the third installment of its Zoom meeting series “What’s at Stake in the EPC?” from 7:00-8:30 p.m. EST.