Concerned Presbyterians

 

PCUSA News
Blackhawk Presbytery becomes 10th Presbytery to vote NOT to affirm constitutional standards for ordination.  Read more.

Yahoo article from 12 October: Conservative Presbyterians Leave Church

How did we get where we are today?  A brief history of the PCUSA by Parker Williamson: The Presbyterian Predicament

Click here for a paper outlining PCUSA recent departures from Scripture and the Book of Order:  Crisis of Conscience

Rewrite of Form of Government - Did you remember that the 217th GA mandated a rewrite of the Form of Government section of the Book of Order?  The final recommended version was due from the task force on September 1 but wasn't posted until September 19.  Subsequently the Stated Clerk has allowed that the task force  can make changes to the draft until the February 22 deadline for submitting overtures objecting to the content.  This means Presbyteries may be unable to view all of the updates in time to submit objections.  More information:

Chronology of misstatements by PCUSA entities on marriage, homosexuality and the federal marriage amendment

Rules/Application process  for candidates for Stated Clerk

Click here for a list of members of the 110th Congress who are Presbyterians.  I'm not sure why I think it's good to have this knowledge, but here it is.