Post Gazette: Peters Creek Presbyterian Church voted 273-86 [on Sunday] to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA ) for the more theologically conservative Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
The vote -- which included two abstentions -- represented more than half the church's full membership of 595 and just over 75 percent of the 361 ballots cast. Those percentages would meet the standard that Washington Presbytery set in July to consider allowing churches that want to move to the other denomination to do so along with their property. Read more...
The membership losses within the Presbyterian Church (USA) have accelerated to 13 members per hour. At this rate, no members will be left in 50 years.
One source of frustration for many of us within the denomination is the leftist political advocacy done by our Washington Office. Between fighting against the Partial Birth Abortion Ban, the federal Defense of Marriage Act, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act and other pro-family measures, the Washington Office has proven to be one of the more controversial entities within the PC (USA). Recently, the director of the Washington Office has announced that she is resigning her position to join the World Council of Churches. Perhaps this thorn in the side will get better.
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