DJ, is there a list somewhere of these small churches that have been extorted-—it’d be nice to set up a network so that they can communicate and coordinate some sort of defense with each other.
Quite a number of years ago, our church made the decision to give up the property and go out on our own and now are in our own church.
Problem all churches in PCUSA have is the bylaws state the property belongs to the denomination as a whole rather than to an individual congregation. It is why so many congregations have chosen to stay over the years, even though the denomination was becoming increasing liberal and corrupt. There has been an incorrect thinking among some of the middle of the road congregations that they could live and let live, even if their particular congregation did not agree with the thinking at the top level.
I do think congregations need to simply walk away from their property. Leave PCUSA with empty husks they have to deal with. The church is not the property, it is the faithful.
The Layman Online does cover churches that are leaving PCUSA.
Guinston congregation overcomes two delayed votes for dismissal from PCUSA
There is a chart of churches and (where available) the information related to what they’ve paid to get out of the PCUSA. Posted here: http://www.layman.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/churches-seeking-discernment.xls