The Rev. Dr. Shannon Smythe & Elder David H. Wall April 9, 2021
We write this letter in response to the March 10 article by Ellen Driscoll, in which CAMP Rehoboth Youth Coordinator Barbara L. Antlitz noted that “the majority of Christians . . . support equality for LGBTQ people, including the Episcopal Church, the United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.”
To that we say, “Amen!” and we want to add our denomination, the Presbyterian Church (USA), to Antlitz’s list. Not every Presbyterian Church in the Cape Region is PC(USA), but both Westminster Presbyterian Church and Coolspring Presbyterian Church are, and we stand with our denomination’s full support for and celebration of people of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. We welcome all people to join our communities of faith in worship, fellowship, and service.
Rehoboth Beach Delaware 19971United States
Westminster Presbyterian Church in Rehoboth Beach held a brief, but joyful Easter parade April 3 on the Boardwalk. Led by their church pastor, the Rev. Dr. Shannon Smythe, a few dozen church members enjoyed the sun and passed along kind greetings to other Boardwalk users. The parade started at the Bandstand, then headed south on the Boardwalk before turning up Laurel Street to go back to the church.
Led by the Rev. Dr. Shannon Smythe, center with the clear umbrella, church members spread Easter cheer.
Rehoboth’s Beverly Cook is pretty in pink for the parade.
Ex-church official who stole $1.2M sentenced on tax counts
April 7, 2021
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PITTSBURGH (AP) A former western Pennsylvania church administrator who is currently in state prison for stealing $1.2 million was sentenced to a federal prison term related to the embezzlement.
David Reiter was sentenced Tuesday to more than two years and must also pay more than $1.4 million in restitution to the IRS. He had pleaded guilty to 16 federal counts last December, including willful failure to pay employment payroll taxes and filing false income tax returns.
The federal prison term will run concurrently with the five to 10-year sentence he received for the state charges, which included receiving stolen property, theft and forgery.