by Ritchey Cable | Nov 25, 2013 | Church Administration, Uncategorized
Jeff Jeremiah Nov 25, 2013 On Saturday, November 23 the Associated Press reported that a federal judge in Wisconsin has struck down the law that gives clergy a housing allowance that is excluded from income tax. An important element of this ruling is that the housing...
by Ritchey Cable | Nov 25, 2013 | Church News, Uncategorized
Church News Nov 25, 2013 On the weekend of October 26 and 27, the Congregation of Hope Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, elected Rev. Rufus Smith, IV as its new Senior Pastor. Dr. R. Craig Strickland will maintain a very active and visible role within the...
by Ritchey Cable | Nov 20, 2013 | Church Planting, Uncategorized
Jeff Jeremiah Nov 20, 2013 On November 14-17, I made my annual visit to St. Andrews Presbytery of Argentina. The good news is that St. Andrews is growing. New, younger leadership is moving into existing churches and newly formed mission churches. There are now more...
by Ritchey Cable | Nov 14, 2013 | Small Church, Uncategorized
Ed McCallum Nov 14, 2013 Fifteen leaders from eight small churches were graciously hosted by EPC of Elkton in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia for a Networking Conference. Directed by Ed McCallum (Assistant Stated Clerk), the participants discussed the...
by Ritchey Cable | Nov 14, 2013 | Resources, Uncategorized
Ed McCallum Nov 14, 2013 Hard copies of the 2013-14 Book of Order are now available and may be ordered from the orderable EPC materials or by phone at 734-742-2020. The new edition contains eight amendments ratified by the 2013 General Assembly as well as updated...