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Around the Church November 2020

18. November 2020

The Atlantic Presbytery of the RPCNA met at White Lake Covenanter Camp (New York) Sept. 24–25. Normally the presbytery is hosted by a church within ...

Around the Church September 2020

14. September 2020

Dora, Charlie, and Peter Brown were part of a small choir through their homeschool group in December, and Charlie and Peter participated in the ...

Around the Church July 2020

13. July 2020

Pastor Bryan Schneider and his wife, Olivia, worked endless hours to serve the community by hosting a marriage conference in September. The sanctuary ...

Around the Church May 2020

14. May 2020

Four young people from the congregation—Jayna Bailey, Tava Goerner, Bashia Korten, and Joel Schaefer—declared their personal faith in the Lord ...

Around the Church March 2020

18. March 2020

John Mitchell and George Jackson (Broomall, Pa., RPC) participated in a cruise along the coast of Norway the last two weeks of June. Erica and Adam ...

Around the Church January 2020

29. January 2020

In July, Al Watt had surgery to remove a tumor-like growth from his right shoulder. We are thankful his surgery was successful. Also in July, David ...

Around the Church November 2019

02. December 2019

The North American Presbyterian & Reformed Council (NAPARC) met Nov. 5-7 in Anaheim, Calif., hosted by the Korean Presbyterian Church of America, ...

Around the Church September 2019

25. September 2019

Clair Miller joined the 100-year-old club on Mar. 22 while spending the winter in Florida and celebrated again on May 4 after returning home. Katie ...

Around the Church July 2019

26. July 2019

We were blessed to welcome Rev. Rodney King as our guest minister on Jan. 1 while our pastor was ministering at a college retreat in Indianapolis. ...

A Prayer for Succession in Oswego

23. May 2019

The joyful privilege of the teaching ministry in Oswego, N.Y., RPC has been mine since Dec. 2, 1980, and is scheduled to conclude on Dec. 31, 2020. I ...

Around the Church May 2019

23. May 2019

Preparation began in September for a surprise celebration for Pastor David Coon. November marked the 40th year that he has been shepherding his flock ...

Around the Church March 2019

20. March 2019

Marge and Clair Miller were the recipients of a gift from Mark and Julie Maurer and their four children who took them to see a Pittsburgh Pirates ...

Around the Church January 2019

21. January 2019

A new group has formed for college-age adults, led by Tom Forest. Dubbed the Agape College and 20-Something Group, its mission is to provide a forum ...

Orlando, Fla., RPC Walk for Life

14. November 2018

Jan. 22, 2018 marked the 45th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion through nine months of pregnancy in the ...

Around the Church November 2018

14. November 2018

July and August are the peak months of summer activity and provide our families with opportunities for more time together. It’s our practice to halt ...

Around the Church

12. September 2018

While Pastor McCracken was traveling for various commitments, including Synod, several men ministered to us: Pastor Lucas Hanna, of the First (Beaver ...

Around the Church May 2018

11. May 2018

On Sept. 1, Dr. Richard Ganz will retire after 39 fruitful years as pastor of the Ottawa RPC. We are thankful to God for sustaining him and for ...

Around the Church March 2018

09. March 2018

The Orlando RPC was pleased to host the presbytery visitation committee on Nov. 4–5. Wade Mann, pastor of Elkhart, Ind., RPC, Kent Butterfield, ...

Around the Church

15. November 2017

White Lake Camp In August, the Atlantic and St. Lawrence presbyteries of the RPCNA held their annual Kids & Teen Camp and their Family Camp at ...

Around the Church

27. January 2017

Rejoice with Us as We Celebrate God’s Faithfulness to the Washington, Iowa, RPC over the Past 175 Years! Daniel Drost, pastor At our 175th ...