Synods of the Past
Nathaniel Pockras | June 22, 2023
For many years, the RPCNA Synod has met at conference centers such as hotels or universities. Until the early 20th Century, this was not the ...
Nathaniel Pockras | June 22, 2023
For many years, the RPCNA Synod has met at conference centers such as hotels or universities. Until the early 20th Century, this was not the ...
Brad Johnston and Drew Gordon | June 21, 2023
This engaging day began with an encouraging move toward Scripture through the preaching of the Word by Pastor Matthew Ma (North Hills [Pittsburgh, ...
Brad Johnston and Drew Gordon | June 20, 2023
The 191st Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America convened today on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind. The ...
Brad Johnston and Drew Gordon | June 20, 2023
RPCNA Presbyteries met separately on Synod’s first afternoon; then everyone joined together again to hear reports from all six North American ...
Brad Johnston and Drew Gordon | June 20, 2023
Synod delegates and visitors concerned for the state of the church, the nation, and their own souls gathered at Marion Reformed Presbyterian Church in ...
Brad Johnston and Drew Gordon | June 20, 2023
Early in its meeting, the 191st RPCNA Synod set aside time to remember the servants of the church who have died since the last meeting of Synod. ...
Brad Johnston and Drew Gordon | June 19, 2023
The One Hundred Ninety-first Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America is called to assemble at Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion, ...
Jean Smith and Betty Burger | May/June 2023 Issue
Betty: Jean, I heard you are 91 years old and have been a Reformed Presbyterian all those years. Tell us a bit about your childhood. Jean: I was born ...
First (Durham, N.C.) RPC Kent Butterfield, pastor Since August, God has blessed our fellowship. We have welcomed 8 new communicant members and 9 ...
Keith Evans | May/June 2023 Issue
The Strength of Christ In chapter 6 of the Prophet Isaiah’s vision, we see the majestic throne of God and find the One who is “high and lifted ...
Kelly Moore | May/June 2023 Issue
The famous military theoretician Carl Von Clausewitz is credited with the phrase “fog of war.” Though the phrase doesn’t appear in his writings, ...
Cara Todhunter | May/June 2023 Issue
The Reformed Presbyterian Woman’s Association celebrates 125 years of service to older adults, and we continue to strive to help each person we ...
Evelyn Kruis | May/June 2023 Issue
My husband and I have ventured into a project to collect stories of older women in the church—stories of saints who lead ordinary lives of suffering ...
Noah Bailey and Pete Smith | May/June 2023 Issue
This is a timely question! The challenges and costs of shuffling pastors from one pulpit to another reappear most often when our denomination ...
Joel E. Wood | May/June 2023 Issue
Different After God had made all other creatures, he created man, male and female.…” Answer 17 of the Westminster Larger Catechism positions ...
Bryan Schneider | May/June 2023 Issue
The minor prophets are some of the richest books of the Old Testament. They are chock-full of prophesies, conviction, and vivid illustrations, and ...
Nathaniel Pockras | May/June 2023 Issue
Have you ever heard of Rev. John Cuthbertson? He served in all three regions of the Reformed Presbyterian Church that existed in his time—Scotland, ...
Mark Sampson | May/June 2023 Issue
The lectern stands on a small platform on the east end of the chapel at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS). Rev. Sam McCracken, a ...
Jordan Cravens | May/June 2023 Issue
Around 10 years ago, the book of Esther had a profound impact on me and became my favorite Old Testament scroll. It piqued my interest in the practice ...
Mark Loughridge | May/June 2023 Issue
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World Cal Newport | Penguin Random House, 2019, 304 pp., $28 | Reviewed by Mark Loughridge I ...
The only congregation of the RPCNA in the state of Wyoming is in Laramie, a small city sprawled across a broad valley along Interstate 80 where the ...
Though unfamiliar to some, since at least Augustine it’s commonplace to speak of man’s fourfold state: the state of innocency, the state of ...
I recently learned that quite a few people inquire with the RP Witness for practical suggestions on how congregations can find encouragement for ...
Having grown up in the midst of war-torn Iran and in a strictly Muslim family, at age nine Naghmeh Panahi nonetheless heard the Word of God and ...