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To: PAR35

Thanks for the info. I didn’t know about the church split.


14 posted on 01/05/2009 6:48:34 AM PST by norge
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To: norge

A majority of the members of Highland Park Presbyterian voted in 1991 to leave the liberal PCUSA. Since the majority was less than 2/3 however, the church remained in the denomination. Clayton Bell let the opposition to the vote, and tried to block it. (If he had favored the withdrawal, it would have easily received the necessary votes.) He was surprised when the lay leadership managed to force a vote, and even more surprised by the outcome.

In any event, about 1500 folks left after the vote, and a couple of million or so in annual giving.


15 posted on 01/05/2009 5:14:20 PM PST by PAR35
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