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As the Presbyterian service was about to start, one of the congregants was being disruptive, making a spectacle of himself once again on a Sunday. But that’s what other members of the Westchester church have come to expect from Mr. Booby.

At Covenant Presbyterian Church in Westchester, dogs like Mr. Booby are welcome congregants at the Sunday night services, where howling and sudden bouts of scratching may interrupt prayers, and the collection plate holds treats for poodles and golden retrievers alike. And the Rev. Tom Eggebeen said he fully understands if some of the congregants need to step outside now and again.

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A Canadian judge has ruled that a man’s will could not stipulate the religion of purchasers of his home, calling the move discriminatory, reports Ecumenical News International.

Thomas Allan Peach instructed in his will – drawn up more than 25 years ago – that his house be sold to an Anglican or Presbyterian and that the proceeds become part of his estate.

Peach, a single man with no children who died in April 2009, was a long-time member of St. Mary’s Anglican Church in Glace Bay, Nova… >>

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Clearly, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is having a moment: in December Syfy broadcast the mini-series “Alice,” a reworking of Lewis Carroll’s classic; Tim Burton’s cinematic take arrives in March; and in Midtown Manhattan, Firecat Productions is offering an adult twist. In Fort Greene, Brooklyn, the Irondale Ensemble Project is presenting “alice … Alice … ALICE!,” a modest production capitalizing on the troupe’s home, a former Sunday school space in the magnificent Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church.

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SINGAPORE: The two organisations have co-existed on the same plot of land for 40 years. But now, the Life Bible Presbyterian Church is seeking to expel the Far Eastern Bible College (FEBC) from its Gilstead Road premises because of a split in ideologies.

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Less than half of Christians in the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country believe Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation, a new survey reveals.

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If Jesus lived in Lanark you could possibly meet him in the pubs around town, says Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) minister, the Rev. Bryan Kerr, reports Ecumenical News International.

In the small town of Lanark (population 8253) in central Scotland, Kerr of Greyfriars Parish Church has become an overnight celebrity this Christmas season for announcing that his church members will exchange pews for bar stools. They will attempt to spread the festive message with a Christmas Eve carol singi… >>

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Presbyterian’s three most experienced players have opted to redshirt this season so they will be seniors when the school completes its five-year transition to Division I.

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Twenty years into ministry, Manhattan’s prominent Redeemer Presbyterian Church plans to transition into a movement. That means no more customers.

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A CONGREGATION of Pacific parishioners is taking the Presbyterian Church to court over what they say is a move to kick them out in order to hand the church building to a neighbouring, mostly Pakeha, congregation. Members of the Orakei Presbyterian

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When a Los Angeles pastor decided his church needed a boost in membership, he did a little soul-searching and decided man's best friend should be part of the fold. Now, his Sunday service at Covenant Presbyterian Church is attracting new parishioners — and their faithful pooches.

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Whatever happened to Puritans, the 17th-century radicals and religious zealots who are credited with founding the country, giving us its work ethic and being the bulk of the Pilgrims who gave us the first Thanksgiving?

Contemporary scholars say their keystone concept of religious community contributing to create a better society lives on in modern denominations, including Congregationalists, United Church of Christ, Low Church Anglicans, some strands of Presbyterians, Salvation Army, Methodists, United Reformed Church, Society of Friends (Quakers) and, some say, some of today’s evangelicals.

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(AP) – GILBERT, Ariz. – An East Valley church has lost an appeal for an injunction in its claim that the city of Gilbert discriminates against religion. It was the latest ruling in a years-long federal case against the town. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an Arizona District Court decision denying Good News Presbyterian Church an…

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EDMOND – A man Edmond police said exposed himself to a 7-year-old girl at First Presbyterian Church, 1001 S Rankin, faces a felony indecent exposure charge. Multimedia Photoview all photos…

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The San Francisco Presbytery has approved the ordination of an openly homosexual minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). But already, opponents of the move say they have collected enough signatures to stay the ordination.

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(RNS) After a lengthy battle, a San Francisco lesbian is a step closer to being ordained as a clergywoman in the Presbyterian Church (USA). The Presbytery of San Francisco voted Tuesday (Nov. 10) to permit the ordination of Lisa Larges, 46, after she stated under a “scruple” policy that she…

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Worshipers celebrate services in an interim sanctuary on the site where, two years ago, their church burned to the ground. ‘It feels like home again,’ a deacon says.

For the Rev. Greg Hughes, it was a case of a resolute community of faith rising up from the ashes.

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AP – When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start.

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Three churches in northern California cut ties with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and joined a smaller and more conservative denomination this month.

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FC College, other Pakistan Presbyterian schools are making a comeback

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(AP) – FRESNO, California – Three Presbyterian congregations in California’s San Joaquin Valley are breaking with the faith’s national denomination in a rift over the Bible and homosexuality. Trinity Presbyterian Church in Clovis, First Presbyterian Church in Fresno and Fowler Presbyterian Church all have held services this month to join the conservative Evangelical Presbyterian…

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