A New Reformed Presbyterian Denomination
10. November 2021
The 2021 RPCNA Synod voted to form a new Canadian Reformed Presbyterian denomination. This decision was made upon the request of six RP congregations ...
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The Socially Distanced Synod
19. July 2021
Delegates traveled to the 2021 Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America knowing there was more work than they could do. Fifteen ...
The 189th RPCNA Synod Begins Monday
11. June 2021
COVID has changed Synod’s work too. After the cancelling of last year’s Reformed Presbyterian Synod meeting due to pandemic realities, the 2021 ...
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, ...
Synod Day 3: Hard Work and Good News
14. June 2019
In the final joint session of these concurrent synods, Pastor Shawn Anderson (Sycamore [Kokomo, Ind.] RPC) preached on John 17:1-5 and the manner of ...
Synod Day 2: Of Committees and Workshops
12. June 2019
The RPCNA Synod began its day with a joint worship service with the ARP Synod. Pastor Gabriel Fluhrer (First ARP, Columbia, S.C.) spoke on the text, ...
Synod Day 1: “Beside the Beaver Vale”
11. June 2019
At 8:40 a.m. retiring moderator (and recently retired pastor) Bruce Martin dropped the gavel on the 188th Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of ...
Pre-Synod Conference on Psalmody
10. June 2019
On the eve of the concurrent synods of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, ...
RPCNA Disabilities Ministry
23. May 2019
In 1993 the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America asked the Reformed Presbyterian Woman’s Association (RPWA) to oversee a ...
Remembering Dr. Roy Blackwood
20. March 2019
Reformed Presbyterians are not in the habit of having revivals. They lean toward reformation as opposed to the emotional excitement associated with ...
Seeking to Finish Strong (Day 4)
29. June 2018
The 187th Synod of the RPCNA has adjourned, having completed a full docket of reports and two lengthy discipline cases. Pastor Joseph Friedly of ...
Not Business as Usual (Day 3)
29. June 2018
In a day when Synod heard from delegates of other denominations as well as representatives from several countries, it was fitting that the morning’s ...
A Day of Deliberation (Day 2)
28. June 2018
After the singing of Psalm 13B, Pastor Jared Olivetti of Immanuel (West Lafayette, Ind.) RPC delivered the devotional message on Psalm 18:46-50 on ...
All in a Day’s Work (Day 1)
27. June 2018
The 187th Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America convened June 26 with a time of worship, beginning with the singing of Psalm 103B ...
Synod 2018 Preview
18. June 2018
If you want to see the breadth of work that a synod of a small but active denomination can be involved in, this might be the synod to follow. The ...
Setting the Record Straight
09. March 2018
When 13 ministers and 3 ruling elders opened the Synod of 1821, the RPCNA was a good deal smaller than it is today. There were 42 congregations in 5 ...
Highlights of Synod 2017
07. August 2017
Quick Facts Location: Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Ind. Total delegates: 175 New delegates: 20 Synod Officers Moderator: Jerry ...
RP International Conference 2016
08. August 2016
Perhaps it was the most-recorded Reformed Presbyterian event in history. Nearly 2,000 Reformed Presbyterians with luggage and cell phones converged on ...
An Update on the Irish RP Church
16. March 2016
An Update on the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) and the Republic of Ireland share the island ...
A Dire Necessity
01. March 2016
Not just in the Japanese RP Church, but in many churches in Japan and other countries, Christians are dismayed that young people are leaving their ...