Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending October 27, 2013


Well, I do realize that I am two weeks behind on these but I want to take these in bite-sized pieces (this is my lunch hour after all) so I am only going to do one week and try to do the second one tomorrow or the next day.

There were two developing situations that I did not catch up on last time as I was waiting for some resolution before I did so. I think the time is right to do that now (and yes, there is a little spill-over to the next week).

The first is a series of headlines chronicling the sale and development of a camp the Presbytery of Chicago is selling:

Lake Michigan luxury homes on site of former Saugatuck church camp face opposition – from m-live

Presbyterian Camps’ fate may be on line tonight – from Allegan News Online

Million-dollar Lake Michigan waterfront home development tentatively approved in Saugatuck – from m-live

Planners OK camps development, with strings – from Allegan News Online

The second situation was related to elections in Mizoram state of India, and the Presbyterian Church’s Mizoram Synod was pressuring the election commission to change the voting and counting dates, including moving the latter off the Lord’s Day. The Election Commission made the changes:

Change in Mizoram poll dates under consideration by Election Commission – from NDTV


EC revises Mizoram assembly election schedule, polling now on November 25
– from The Times of India

In other news…

From Ghana the Presbyterian Church in Ghana celebrates an anniversary and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church raises economic concerns:

Central Presbytery celebrates silver jubilee – from Ghana Business News

Strikes not good for national development – Rt Rev. Amenu – from Ghana Web

At a court case in Nashville involving a PCA church:

Church Accused of Covering for Molester – from Courthouse News Service

And finally…

A celebration:

PRINCETON: Seminary president installed – from Packet Online; “The Rev. M. Craig Barnes, a Presbyterian pastor and educator chosen to
lead one of the nation’s oldest seminaries was inaugurated and installed
Wednesday as the seventh president of Princeton Theological Seminary.”

And a passing – TE Ben Haden, former pastor of Chattanooga First Presbyterian Church (PCA):

Longtime First Presbyterian pastor Ben Haden dies – from Times Free Press

Television Preacher Ben Haden Dies at 88 – from WDEF News

So there is one week. Now so get caught up on last week.

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