San Antonio Reformed Church, a mission work of the OPC, hoped to begin meeting in a new facility on March 15, 2015. The group recently signed a three-year lease for a storefront near the easily-accessible intersection of Interstate 410 (locally known as Loop 410) and Broadway. “We are very excited about the move,” Pastor Andrew … Continue reading New lease for life of San Antonio OPC
The Bredenhof cousins: Going to minister down under
How often do two pastors, serving the same denomination in the same country, accept calls to churches in a different denomination and country (but the same for both men) within days of each other? That scenario seems even more unlikely if the two pastors are first cousins—with the same last name. In God’s providence, that’s … Continue reading The Bredenhof cousins: Going to minister down under
URC of Wellsburg: keeping and sharing the faith
Who says a small church can’t do big things? With only 11 families on the membership rolls, the United Reformed Church of Wellsburg is Classis Central’s smallest organized church. But it hosts an annual women’s retreat that brings Christian sisters together from beyond ecclesiastical boundaries. The annual retreat at a nearby Christian camp grew out … Continue reading URC of Wellsburg: keeping and sharing the faith
OPC Chaplain influencing military ethics
Chaplain (Major) Paul Berghaus is an ordained OPC minister who serves as ethics instructor for the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and assistant pastor at the Infantry Chapel in Fort Benning, GA. His work on military ethics and moral philosophy has been published in the Journal of Military Ethics, and this spring he traveled … Continue reading OPC Chaplain influencing military ethics
Moving to a new location
After seven years of sharing a facility with College Avenue Christian Church, Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Des Moines, IA, now meets in a new location, shared with Christ United Methodist Church. “The sanctuary was built in 1954 and there is at least one couple who has been there since the start,” says Redeemer’s senior minister, … Continue reading Moving to a new location
Gift of building results in church merger in Lancaster, PA
It has been a bit confusing that the only two URCNA congregations in Pennsylvania were both named “Covenant,” but in the future it will be easier to distinguish between the two. Covenant Reformed Church in eastern Lancaster County, PA, obtained a permanent building in July by merging with a local congregation and adopting that congregation’s name. … Continue reading Gift of building results in church merger in Lancaster, PA
“Light and heat” in Puritan Reformed Conference on Holy Spirit
It’s no secret that the topic of the Holy Spirit sometimes gets short shrift in Reformed circles, but an August conference hosted by Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (PRTS) focused on “The Beauty and Glory of the Holy Spirit.” The conference was held from August 25-27, 2011, at the Prince Conference Center in Grand Rapids, MI. According … Continue reading “Light and heat” in Puritan Reformed Conference on Holy Spirit
URCNA Songbook Committee augmented with new appointments
Since Synod London 2010 mandated augmentation of the URCNA Songbook Committee with a member from each classis not already represented, four new members have been appointed in recent months. Dan Zylstra (Lynwood URC; Lynwood, IL) was appointed to the Songbook Committee at the September, 2010, meeting of Classis Central. Denise Marcusse (Faith URC; Holland, MI) … Continue reading URCNA Songbook Committee augmented with new appointments
Glenda Faye Mathes 