Yesterday afternoon we went over to The Fan for a worship service with the brand new Franklin Street Community. They are a new church community right by VCU’s main campus that is a partnership between Stony Point Reformed Presbyterian Church(on the Southside) and the Reformed University Fellowship at VCU. Some of our friends are going to be a part of it, and I’ve met the pastor/preacher guy Steve Constable before when he made an appearance at Beerble and I like him. There were quite a few young people there and it was a decent worship service of songs, responsive readings and a sermon(if you are into that). I really like their heart for the city and the poor, but I am very, VERY, far away from being Reformed/Presbyterian in what I believe so it will probably just be a group we are friends with and not one we are a part of. But if you can handle the Reformed thing and are looking for a group in the city, check them out at Sunday afternoon’s at 4PM at 822 E. Franklin St.
A visit to the Franklin Street Community 4
Posted by Daniel
on September 04, 2006
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This church is not only for people who can handle “the reformed thing” but also for people who don’t mind that it’s a PCA church (Presbyterian Church in America) that doesn’t believe women can hold positions of leadership.
Don’t know how you feel about that, Daniel, but I have a lot of friends who attend PCA churches (e.g. West End Pres.) who have no clue. In fact, the ordination of women was one of the biggest reasons the PCA split from the PC(USA). From the PCA webpage:
“It separated from the Presbyterian Church in the United States (Southern) in opposition to the long-developing theological liberalism …. Additionally, the PCA held to the traditional position on the role of women in church offices.” (meaning they can’t hold any)
Also, read this press release about how the PCA broke off its relationship with another church that let women serve as leaders:
http://www.pcanet.org/general/release3.htm
Hey Fellow Traveler,
Yeah, I include the women in leadership thing to be a part of the “far away from being Reformed/Presbyterian in what I believe” thing. It’s probably not fair to lump PCUSAers into my thoughts on Presbyterians(except for the whole predestination thing) because I’ve not had any interaction with them. All my experience with Presbyterians has been PCAers and the other Reformed groups I’ve interacted with have been Acts 29ers who hold similar positions to PCAers.
I didn’t want to get into those debates though which is why I left my post a short one. There are people I respect as people(all of their lives, including their faith) who are a part of the Franklin Street Community and I wanted to let like-minded people know about it.
Thanks for stopping by.
Acts 29ers?
Yeah, it’s one of the most active church planting networks. They seem very cutting edge, but they are male only and very reformed.