Statements by the board of directors
of the Presbyterian Lay Committee
Reaffirmation of Ordination Standards
We are grateful to the Lord that the PCUSA has upheld Biblical ordination standards of pastors, elders and deacons for a fourth time in 12 years.
A Call to Arms
The 218th PCUSA General Assembly waged a frontal assault on Biblical Christianity. The assembly disregarded historic Reformed standards, undermined its Constitution and failed to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ with its actions.
A call for Presbyterian decency and order
Re: Louisville's "privileged and confidential" documents by denominational lawyers on claiming local church property.
September 6, 2006
Broken Covenant
Re: Response to the actions of the 217th General Assembly
July 4, 2006
PLC Statement on Mission Alliance
The Outreach Foundation and the Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship form a missionary sending alliance dedicated to Christ-centered evangelism
June 17, 2006
Lay Committee endorses Coalition statement calling Spahr decision 'stunning for its disregard of Presbyterian constitutional law'
March 23, 2006
An analysis of the report of the Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity and Purity in the Presbyterian Church (USA)
November 16, 2005
Statement of Presbyterian Renewal ministries on the peace unity, and purity report
Article on statement.
October 17, 2005
Can Two Faiths Embrace One Future?
Re: Pluralism. Article on statement.
Posted June 21, 2005
Lay Committee affirms traditional marriage as 'gift of the Creator God'
April 24, 2004
A Declaration of Conscience
Re: Re-directing per-capita and mission contributions.
Article on statement. October 28, 2003
Statement by the Presbyterian Lay Committee on the developments in the Episcopal Church, USA
August 12, 2003
An Open Letter to the Members of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
Re: Alexander Metherell's petition to recall the 214th General Assembly
January 17, 2003
Presbyterian Lay Committee condemns PCUSA's stance on partial-birth abortion
Posted October 2, 2002
Presbyterian Lay Committee endorses 'A Call for Constitutional Integrity'
Presbyterian Lay Committee declares 'full faith and confidence' in the Presbyterian Coalition and Rev. Carmen Fowler
September 21, 2002
Presbyterian Lay Committee responds to letter from Moderator Jack Rogers and Stated Clerk Clifton Kirkpatrick
Re: Layman editoral "An apostate assembly"
August 27, 2001
Letter from the Presbyterian Lay Committee
Re: Confessing Church Movement within the Presbyterian Church (USA)
April 2001
A message from the Presbyterian Lay Committee
Re: Loss of Amendment O which would have prohibited PCUSA ministers from conducting same-sex unions.
March 14, 2001