PCUSA Membership Falls by Nearly 27,000 as Denomination Loses 128 Churches

Presbyterian Church (USA), the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States, reported another year of membership decline, losing nearly 27,000 members and 128 congregations in 2025, leaving the denomination with 1,019,003.
Religious Liberty Commission Calls for Repealing Johnson Amendment in Report

Religious Liberty Commission Calls for Repealing Johnson Amendment in Report

Members of the White House Religious Liberty Commission presented their final draft report to President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon. The report draws on testimony and findings from seven hearings held since Trump created the commission last year, including accounts from more than 100 witnesses.
  • LAUSD Drops Requirement for Teachers to Affirm LGBT Student Identities
    LAUSD Drops Requirement for Teachers to Affirm LGBT Student Identities
    Public school teachers in Los Angeles will no longer be required to affirm the gender identity of trans-identified or nonbinary students as part of mandatory district training, according to Liberty Counsel. The Christian legal organization announced Friday that the Los Angeles Unified School District had revised language in its LGBTQ+ cultural training certification.
  • UMC Removes Asbury Seminary From Approved Schools Over Sexuality Dispute
    UMC Removes Asbury Seminary From Approved Schools Over Sexuality Dispute
    The United Methodist Church has removed Asbury Theological Seminary from its list of approved schools for ordination candidates, ending a relationship amid ongoing disagreements over biblical teaching on marriage and sexuality. The UMC’s University Senate voted to remove Asbury from its list of approved theological institutions.
  • PCA General Assembly Rejects Overture to Allow Women as Ordained Deacons
    PCA General Assembly Rejects Overture to Allow Women as Ordained Deacons
    The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America rejected a proposal to allow women to serve as ordained deacons during its annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. Delegates voted against Overture 37, which proposed amending the PCA’s Book of Church Order to remove the word “men” from the qualifications for deacons.
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