New Pastors for New England

(See picture) When the Atlantic Presbytery met on Apr. 13-14, a major portion of their time was spent in the ordination examinations for Christopher Bogosh, right, and Daniel Howe, left. Chris, who came into the RP Church in the First (Cambridge, Mass.) RPC is to be ordained and installed in the Hazleton Area (Hazleton, Pa.) RPC on June 2. Daniel, who came to Cambridge from the Oswego, N.Y., RPC, will be ordained and installed in the Providence, R.I., RPC on July 14. The men are pictured with Pastor Brent England, center, who was installed in the First RPC for church planting in the Berkshire Mission (Housatonic, Mass.) on Jan. 13.

Geneva College Wins Challenge of State Government

When Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa., wanted to post job openings with a state job placement service funded by the federal government, they were told that a so-called governmental “non-discrimination” policy prohibited the listing of religious staffing requirements.

Alliance Defense Fund attorneys, along with attorneys from the Christian Legal Society, filed a lawsuit against federal and state officials on behalf of Geneva College and the Association of Faith-Based Organizations (AFBO)— comprised of social services providers, educational institutions, and advocacy and outreach organizations.

Government officials agreed that their policy does not apply to either Geneva College or AFBO. They will no longer be prohibited from posting job listings.

Witness Receives Evangelical Press Association Award

The “Reformation for Today” article series in the Reformed Presbyterian Witness received a fifth-place award from the Evangelical Press Association (EPA) last month. EPA has 250 publications in its membership with a combined circulation of over 20 million.

The “Reformation for Today” series, which spanned five issues in 2005-06, featured articles by Ken Orr, Tom Reid, Don Pastor, Verne Rosenberger, Rich Ganz, Wayne Spear, Christian and Laura Adjemian, Sam Chheng, and Barry York. Each month, a different Reformation principle (or sola) was addressed.