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Church led by Schuller grandson joins with Presbyterian church in Southern California

Posted April 15th, 2019

A Southern California church headed by the grandson of “Hour of Power” founder and televangelist Robert Schuller is merging with a Presbyterian church in Irvine, California. “Hour of Power” broadcasts, which reach millions of homes in 24 countries, will continue from Irvine Presbyterian Church.

When congregations vote to close or depart

Posted September 18th, 2018

Mission Presbytery — 134 congregations in the southern fifth of Texas — has a lot in common with your presbytery. We’ve had some congregations merge as a way to seek survival, and others close if no other options seemed available. Also like you, we’ve lost some congregations to other denominations. We’re convinced, however, that God’s presence among us is not lessened. We believe that God still has plenty to do among the saints in South Texas. So we as a presbytery are choosing instead to “make lemonade out of our lemons” — or in more theological terms, to practice resurrection.