Tuesday Business Seven delegates were approved to attend the Synod meeting virtually. Two appeals were brought be-


fore the court which will be sent to a special committee formed by the moderator. Synod Funds were ap- proved for allocation to boards, agencies, committees, and ministries. Rev. Patrick Malphrus presented his retiring address followed by the transition to Moderator Bill McKay. McKay charged Malphrus by reading 2 Timothy 4:1-3. “In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.” Moderator McKay gave his challenge to the denomination from Philippians 1:12 and encourages us to “advance the gospel.”


The evening business session began with a season of prayer from Rev. Clint Davis. He read from 1 Thessalonians and led us to pray for hope, love, and faith. Rev. Witte, World Witness missionary, led the  This is God’s plan and what we need to be united in,” Witte said. -


tee of Net Asset Reallocation saying we are close to our desired goal. The Special Committee on Presbytery Composition encourages presbyteries to look into changing their boundaries to strength- en existing presbyteries. The following recommendations passed:


• That the Catawba Presbytery be advised to transfer, and the Mississippi Valley Presbytery be advised to receive, the churches of Catawba Presbytery located in Texas and Louisiana.


• That the Catawba, Second, and Tennessee-Alabama Presbyteries be advised and requested to have formal discussions to consider merging the three presbyteries into two.


• That the Florida and Mississippi Valley Presbyteries be advised and requested to have formal discussions to plan on merging the Oklahoma and Minnesota congregations into Mississippi Valley Presbytery at some point in the future.


• That Virginia, First, and Grace Presbyteries be advised and requested to have formal discussions to consider merging three presbyteries into two.


Rev. Scott Smith closed the session with prayer reading Isaiah 54. RISE ABOVE THE ORDINARY


“At Erskine, I can do music, I can do sport management, and I can play sports. I’m in Sinfonia, I’m in Jazz Band, I’m the drummer for chapel, and it’s opened up opportunities... Erskine being a Christian college is really important because you need that faith-based encouragement.”


- J.T Thomas 


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