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Synod Day 1: “Beside the Beaver Vale”

Drew Gordon | June 11, 2019

Agency Features /  Synod /  News /  Denominational News /  Web Exclusives 

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

Drew Gordon | June 10, 2019

Agency Features /  Synod /  News /  Denominational News /  Web Exclusives 

On the eve of the concurrent synods of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, ...


A Synod with Everything

Drew Gordon | July/August 2018 Issue

Agency Features /  Synod 

If you wanted to see the breadth of work that a synod of a small but active denomination can be involved in, this was the synod to follow. The 187th ...



Synod Preview 2017

Drew Gordon | May/June 2017 Issue

Agency Features /  Synod 

Recent Synods have worked to make the business of Synod more efficient and effective, partly in the hope of requiring less time of delegates and ...



Synod Preview 2016

Drew Gordon | June 23, 2016

Agency Features /  Synod 

Daily reports from Synod will be posted on RPWitness.org. Look for play-by-play RP Synod updates on the RP Witness Facebook page and on the Reformed ...


Synod 1916

John M. Mitchell | June 20, 2016

Agency Features /  Synod 

Where and When Synod opened Wednesday morning, June 7, 1916 and ended Tuesday evening, June 13, in the Chicago RP Church. Synod’s practice was to ...


Synod 1816

John M. Mitchell | June 15, 2016

Agency Features /  Synod 

The fifth Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America met in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1816. Following is some information about this young ...


Zion’s Only King and Head

Phil Pockras | June 09, 2015

Devotionals /  Agency Features /  Synod 

I. Introduction The Reformed Presbyterian and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synods meet together today for the first time ever! We have been ...


Not with a Whimper But a Bang

August 01, 2014

Theme Articles /  Agency Features /  Synod 

Worship The 183rd meeting of the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) convened at 6:30 p.m. June 23 on the campus of ...


New Delegates at the 2014 Synod

August 01, 2014

Agency Features /  Synod 

Ten people attended this Synod for the first time as delegates. The Witness asked a few of those delegates to relate their experience by answering the ...


Synod 2013

July 01, 2013

Agency Features /  Synod 

The gavel dropped on the 182nd Synod of the RPCNA the evening of June 24. About 150 delegates gathered from across North America and even around the ...


Synod Thursday: Bringing Business to a Close

June 27, 2013

Agency Features /  Synod 

Pastor David Karoon of the RP Church of Scotland led this morning’s devotions. His topic was “The Path of Suffering” from Isaiah 53. He drew ...


2013 Synod Preview

May 01, 2013

Agency Features /  Synod 

2013 Synod Preview The 182nd Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) is scheduled to meet at Indiana Wesleyan University ...


From the Pages of History

May 01, 2013

Agency Features /  Synod 

From the Pages of History The Synod in 1861 was significant for two reasons: The first known photograph of a Synod occurred in that year, and pivotal ...


Synod Highlights

September 01, 2012

Agency Features /  Synod 

The 181st Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America met Wed., June 27–29 on the campus of Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa. Synod ...


What Does a Goal of Unity Mean?

December 01, 2011

Theme Articles /  Agency Features /  Synod 

Reformed and presbyterian council wrestles with some big questions While NAPARC isn’t a household word, that group of 12 Reformed and ...


Give Us More of Your Spirit

August 01, 2011

Agency Features /  Synod 

Preserving, maintaining, and proclaiming at the Synod of the RPCNA The Reformed Presbyterian Church gives thanks to the Lord for His grace and power ...


Synod 2010

July 01, 2010

Agency Features /  Synod 

The 179th meeting of the RPCNA Synod was an exuberant, sober, and Christ-exalting gathering of teaching and ruling elders from the far-flung expanse ...