As we
grow nearer to the time of the General Assembly, we the undersigned
pastors, speaking only for ourselves, express our deep concern for
the most troubling implication of the Peace, Unity, and Purity Task
Force report - the adoption of a new Authoritative Interpretation
regarding standards for ordination creating “local option.”
Further, we grieve the continuing decline of our denomination on multiple
levels. Something is deeply flawed at the core. We yearn and pray
for a new day for the PCUSA. While longing to retain our unity, we
are ready for a redefinition of that unity and the structural realities
that hold us together. God help us.
Jerry
Andrews, First Presbyterian Church – Glen Ellyn, IL
Hubert Auburn, Bay Village Presbyterian – Bay Village, OH
Peter Barnes, First Presbyterian Church – Boulder, CO
David Berry, First Presbyterian Church – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Joe Bettridge, St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Tuscon, AZ
Mark Brewer, Belair Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA
Jim Capps, Southport Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, IN
John Crosby, Christ Presbyterian Church, Edina, MN
Bill Dudley, Signal Mountain Presbyterian, Signal Mountain, TN
Scott Dudley, First Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA
Rob Eyman, Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church, Spokane, WA
Scott Farmer, Community Presbyterian Church, Danville, CA
Doug Ferguson, Grace Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX
Doug Fletcher, Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX
Woody Garvin, Valley Presbyterian Church, Paradise Valley, AZ
David Henderson, Covenant Presbyterian Church, West Lafayette, IN
John Huffman, St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach, CA
Bruce Humphrey, Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church, San
Diego, CA
Gareth Icenogle, The National Presbyterian Church, Washington D.C.
David Joynt, Presbyterian Church of Toms River, Tom River, NJ
Richard Kannwischer, First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, TX
Ron Kincaid, Sunset Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR
Mike McClenahan, Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, Solana Beach, CA
Rick Murray, First Presbyterian Church, Yakima, WA
Vic Pentz, Peachtree Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA
David Peterson, Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX
Doug Rumford, Colonial Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, MO
Ron Scates, Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX
Jim Singleton, First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs, CO
Tim Snow, University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA
Gary Stratman, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX
David Swanson, First Presbyterian Church, Orlando, FL
Mark Toone, Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Gig Harbor, WA
William Vanderbloemen, First Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX
Henry Wells, Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, Fair Oaks, CA
