Exodus of churches, members from the PCUSA
The Layman Online
Thursday, July 26, 2007

Twenty-five congregations either have left the Presbyterian Church (USA) or have voted to leave since the approval of the PUP report in June 2006 by the 217th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), according to reports received by The Layman Online.

Since Dec. 2, 2001, 38 congregations have left or have voted to leave the PCUSA, according to reports received by The Layman Online.

A number of other congregations have sought to be declared the owner of their property, while remaining in the PCUSA.

The approval of the report by the Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity and Purity keeps the current ordination standards in the PCUSA's Constitution, but allows those who choose not to obey them to declare them to be non-essential. the rest