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Presbyterian Church (USA) Faces Internal Revolt Over Proposed Monogamy Rule for Clergy
Presbyterian and Reformed

Presbyterian Church (USA) Faces Internal Revolt Over Proposed Monogamy Rule for Clergy

The Presbyterian Church (USA) is facing growing internal backlash over a proposed rule that would require ordained clergy to be in monogamous sexual relationships. The measure, known as...

PCA Pastors Issue Public Lament Over Denominational Culture and Inclusion Concerns
Presbyterian and Reformed

PCA Pastors Issue Public Lament Over Denominational Culture and Inclusion Concerns

A group of ethnic minority pastors and leaders within the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) has released a public petition expressing concern over the denomination’s internal culture and...

Fifth Avenue Methodist Church Files Lawsuit to Reopen and Disaffiliate from UMC
Religious Organization Accountability

Fifth Avenue Methodist Church Files Lawsuit to Reopen and Disaffiliate from UMC

The Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church, a congregation with a history spanning two centuries, has filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church....

Two Synods: RCA Approves Statements on Christian Nationalism and Immigration, Maintains Coalition on Human Sexuality
Presbyterian and Reformed

Two Synods: RCA Approves Statements on Christian Nationalism and Immigration, Maintains Coalition on Human Sexuality

The 219th General Synod of the Reformed Church in America (RCA) and the Synod 2026 of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC) convened nearly at the...

Presbyterian Church in America Rejects Female Deacons, PCUSA Faces Membership Decline
Presbyterian and Reformed

Presbyterian Church in America Rejects Female Deacons, PCUSA Faces Membership Decline

The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) has reaffirmed its traditional stance on church leadership, rejecting an overture that would have allowed women to serve as ordained deacons. During...

Prominent PCA Pastor Burk Parsons Leaves Denomination After Being Found Guilty of Domineering Leadership
Presbyterian and Reformed

Prominent PCA Pastor Burk Parsons Leaves Denomination After Being Found Guilty of Domineering Leadership

Prominent PCA pastor Burk Parsons has left the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) following a ruling by the denomination’s Standing Judicial Commission (SJC). The SJC upheld a verdict...

Church of the Nazarene Congregation Votes to Disaffiliate After Heresy Trial and Disenfranchisement Concerns
Church of the Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene Congregation Votes to Disaffiliate After Heresy Trial and Disenfranchisement Concerns

Jon Middendorf faced a heresy trial in 2018, during which a panel of clergy and administrators convicted him of charges that were so vague his conviction was deemed...

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