Our local Presbyterian, Methodist and Anglican churches are all close to death. No full time pastors, and can't afford their retirement payments. Jann McGuire in Lindsay, CA In a message dated 2/19/2013 11:34:29 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, synergi@yahoo.com writes: _http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/national-council-of-churches-move- to-dc_n_2684882.html?utm_hp_ref=religion_ (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/national-council-of-churches-move-t... ligion) Not exactly sure what to make of this, but this unravelling may be a sign of the beginning of the end of the institutionalization of ecumenism in the USA. Mr. Rockefeller's vision was to keep all these agencies together in the God Box. BTW I used to work there. Marshall _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net