In growing trend, another congregation reaches settlement with presbytery over property, denominational affiliation
The Layman Online
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

In what has become a growing trend in settling disputes over church property, a congregation in Omaha, Neb., has reached an amicable agreement with its presbytery to disaffiliate from the Presbyterian Church (USA) with its property and join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

Like congregations in Mississippi and California, among others, Covenant Presbyterian Church in Omaha and the Presbytery of Missouri Valley reached an agreement that allows Covenant to transfer to the EPC. The presbytery is comprised of 56 congregations in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

In February 2007, with 480 of its 720 members voting, the congregation voted 471 to 9 to disaffiliate from the PCUSA and affiliate with the EPC – setting up a potentially contentious separation from the denomination. the rest