First Presbyterian Church of Orlando

It happened again. Another Orlando-area megachurch pastor is stepping down after admitting to having an affair. Discovery Church Pastor David Loveless' resignation last weekend makes him the third in six months to step down after stepping over the line of...

Lead Pastor David Loveless has resigned from Discovery Church after admitting to having an affair. The resignation was announced to the congregation of the Orlando megachurch on Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, Orlando-area pastors reacted with shock...

In local public-affairs programming this weekend: Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer talks about his decade in office on “Political Connections.” The program airs at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday on Central Florida News 13. In an interview with Ybeth...

Over two days, we revealed this year's list of “The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida” — as chosen by a panel of leaders from the business, nonprofit and political communities. Below is the full list of 25 - with nutshell...

Jeff Ashton will be the guest on WFTV-Channel 9's “Central Florida Spotlight” days before he becomes Orange-Osceola state attorney.   Ashton talks about the job, his plans and his decision not to re-hire some former co-workers in the state...

They determine whether your taxes rise or fall. Some control massive work forces. Others decide what kind of entertainment your family can enjoy. Some of them even mete out justice and influence what you can vote on. They are Central Florida's power...

Rev. Paige M. McRight, executive presbyter for the Central Florida Presbytery, is retiring from the organization that oversees Presbyterian Churches (USA) in Central Florida effective Aug. 1. McRight retirement announcement came on the same day the...

Members of the Central Florida Presbytery have dismissed two Central Florida churches who voted to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA) for other Presbyterian denominations. First Presbyterian Church of Orlando, which voted  1,759 to 185 in January to...

St. Phil of Polis If the Protestant church had saints I’d nominate Phil Hissom, founder and president of the Polis Institute, for canonization. Today Phil wrote a My Word editorial entitled, “Relationships count in poverty fight”...

The Central Florida Presbytery, which was expected to approve the dismissal of First Presbyterian Church of Orlando so it can join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, has postponed its decision until June. First Presbyterian voted overwhelmingly in...