Posted on 10/22/2007 9:25:43 AM PDT by PAR35
Two of the largest churches in the Sacramento Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (USA) are requesting that the presbytery dismiss them to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church in Fair Oaks, Calif., the presbytery's largest congregation with 2,286 members, and First Presbyterian Church in Roseville, Calif., the presbytery's third-largest congregation with 1,143 members, held congregational votes Oct. 14 on seeking dismissal.
At Fair Oaks, 1,179 voted to request dismissal and 39 voted to stay in the PCUSA, the church's Web site stated. About 1,700 members were at the worship service that preceded the vote and 1,218 of them took part in the vote, said Bill Cole, an elder and spokesman for the church.
At First Presbyterian in Roseville, 750 voted to seek dismissal and 10 voted to remain in the PCUSA, said the Rev. Dr. Jim Barstow, the church's senior pastor. About 900 members were at the meeting and 760 of them took part in the vote, he said.
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I’m surprised it took this long for FO Pres to pull out.
First Presbyterian Baton Rouge, also a large church, votes next week. They’ve all been slow. Highland Park (Dallas) and First (Orlando) are two that haven’t been willing to schedule a vote yet. Highland Park cut off presbytery funding in November, but hasn’t taken any visible action since then. They have to know things aren’t going to get any better.
The latter will usually lead to the former.
The pastor there, Henry Wells has long been a strong voice within the denomination against the direction it has been taking.
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