The latest issue of the “ EP News,” the on-line newsletter of the General Assembly office of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC), has an update on their Transitional Presbytery to provide a path for PC(USA) churches, especially those who are part of the New Wineskins Association of Churches (NWAC), to join the EPC. The newsletter says:
As of August 21, the following churches and
pastors have been received into the NW/EPC Transitional Presbytery:
Central Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, AL (Randy Jenkins, pastor),
First Presbyterian Church, Quincy, IL (Rod Bakker and Kevin McGinnis,
pastors), The Forks of the Brandywine Presbyterian Church, Glenmoore,
PA (Andy Curtis, pastor), Great Valley Presbyterian Church, Malvern, PA
(Dan Stewart, pastor), and Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church,
Parkesburg, PA (Bill Kelly, pastor). Hope Presbyterian Church of Rogue
River, OR (Brian Boisen, pastor), has been received pending their
dismissal from the PCUSA. Also, Sean Martin has been received as a
minister member of the presbytery. He will be laboring outside the
bounds at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Simsbury, CT.
The article also lists one more church, Grace Chapel of Madison, MS, which has also been received by the administrative commission. I interpret this differentiation to mean that Grace Chapel is moving to the EPC but is not a NWAC church.