Format of next General Assembly will include some major changes (PCUSA, Cumberland meet together)

Layman Online ^ | 3/31/05 | John H. Adams

[PAR35]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 217th General Assembly (2006) of the Presbyterian Church (USA), which will be the denomination's first biennial meeting, will be different in many ways.

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The Cumberland denominations will hold their General Assemblies in Birmingham, Ala., at the same time that the PCUSA General Assembly is meeting there. The dates for the PCUSA meeting are June 15-22, 2006.

The three denominations have agreed to come together for worship services and some other parts of their meetings, although they say the time-sharing is not tantamount to a merger of the three bodies.

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[PAR35]

Liberal Presbyterian groups move closer together. The PCUSA used to be Calvinist and formerly subscribed to the Westminster standards. The Cumberland Presbyterians were not and did not. It looks like they have found common ground in liberalism.

[Frumanchu]

The confessional movement within the PC(USA) has to be thrilled about this... </sarcasm>