Nathaniel Pockras | January/February 2022 Issue
You might be familiar with Christ (Floyd, N.Y.) RPC, but did you know it’s the third RP congregation in its area? The first RP settlers arrived in ...
Noah Bailey | January/February 2022 Issue
Lord’s Days with the Lord’s supper can be a little harried for the elders. In addition to all the normal preparations for worship, they also meet ...
Kyle Borg | January/February 2022 Issue
Directly in front of me is a window. Beyond that window is my backyard, which opens to cornfields as far as the eye can see. Daily as I sit at my ...
Joel Hart | January/February 2022 Issue
“Made with real fruit.” “Bursting with fruity flavor.” “Fruit in every bite.” Advertising slogans repeatedly reveal this simple truth: ...
Katheryn Whitla | January/February 2022 Issue
Everyone come into the living room, we have news!” I remember hearing these words at age 11 and having no clue what was to follow. My four younger ...
Denise (VanHorn) Copeland and Mitzie VanHorn | January/February 2022 Issue
Location: Denison, Kansas Presbytery: Midwest Organization: Oct. 6, 1871 Membership: 31 communicant; 10 baptized Pastor: Caleb Allen Website: ...
Drew Gordon | January/February 2022 Issue
My youngest brother is building a house in South Carolina for his family and our father to live in. Under normal conditions, they would already be ...
Nathaniel Pockras | December 06, 2021
If you look at a map of Reformed Presbyterian congregations in the eastern and central U.S., you’ll note that many are concentrated in the southern ...
Nathaniel Pockras | November/December 2021 Issue
Four separate books have been published with biographical sketches of RPCNA ministers. Let’s take a brief look at each of them. W. M. Glasgow, ...
James Faris and Noah Bailey | November/December 2021 Issue
God has a membership roll in heaven, the Lamb’s book of life (Phil. 4:3; Rev. 3:5, 13:8, 17:8, 20:15, 21:27). It contains the name of each of ...
Kyle Borg | November/December 2021 Issue
On the night of his betrayal, Jesus shared some of the most personal moments of His ministry with His disciples. The scenes, as chronicled by the ...
Andrew Kerr | November/December 2021 Issue
In November 1621, at Plymouth, Mass., new pilgrims joined with native Wampanoag Indians to celebrate the harvest. Today, the Thanksgiving feast is ...
Isaiah Weir | November/December 2021 Issue
I brought home two artifacts from the Theological Foundations for Youth (TFY) program, held this summer at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological ...
Harry Metzger | November/December 2021 Issue
Because it was well after midnight, the world’s busiest airport was basically deserted. The lack of the hustle and bustle at Chicago’s O’Hare ...
Fiona Buck | November/December 2021 Issue
Location: Wilkinsburg, Pa. Presbytery: Alleghenies Organization: 1973 Membership: 117 communicant; 32 baptized Pastor: Pete Smith Website: ...
Drew Gordon | November/December 2021 Issue
The RP Church in Canada was the Witness cover story in Nov. 1988. There had been just two RP congregations in Canada in the decades prior to 1980, ...
Nathaniel Pockras | October 04, 2021
Many older Reformed Presbyterian churches have their own cemeteries, and several other cemeteries preserve the memories of congregations that no ...
Nathaniel Pockras | September/October 2021 Issue
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Covenant of 1871. Let’s look briefly at its history. For much of Reformed Presbyterian history, the ...
Nathan Eshelman | September/October 2021 Issue
The ark of the covenant was brought into the temple of Dagon, and the false god fell prostrate in its presence (1 Sam. 5). Dagon, a chief god of the ...
Warren Peel | September/October 2021 Issue
A decade ago, Carl Trueman wrote a provocative piece in the journal Themelios entitled, “What do Miserable Christians Sing?” He argued eloquently ...
There is never a dull moment around Elaine. She tells stories, she laughs at herself, and she asks you questions that go beyond, “How was your ...
My life is full of play. I work as a professional cellist in Pittsburgh, Pa., and my job is to play all day. But the day quickly shifts from playing ...
Three things stand out about this year’s RPCNA Synod, and they are all the same thing. Synod has a few purposes, but a basic one is serving as ...
Location: San Diego, Calif. Presbytery: Pacific Coast Organization: Mar. 30, 1954 Membership: 37 communicant; 18 baptized Pastor: Vacant Website: ...