News In Brief
Highlights of Fall 2020 Stated Meeting of Mississippi Valley Presbytery
The Fall Stated Meeting of MVP was held on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the meeting was moved from Pottsville, Arkansas, to Providence Reformed Church in Bartlett, Tennessee, it was shortened to a one-day meeting, and virtual partici- pation was allowed via Zoom.
sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
• Upon a second reading and vote, passed a change in rules of presbytery in how session records will be handled in future meetings • Received greetings from Rev. Steven Carr, a pastor in the Reformed Church in the United States (RCUS) general fund was postponed until the 2021 Spring Meeting of presbytery
Arkansas, and Murray, Kentucky; the Redeemer mission in Murray has just celebrated the one year anniversary of moving into its new building
• Passed a motion stating that all future recommendations to the ONA Assessment Center by the ONA Committee of MVP must Reformed Episcopal Church
• Received retired pastor Rev. David Dively as a member of presbytery, pending the transfer of his credentials from the Presbyte- rian Church in America
• Extended the status of Mr. Stephen Ewing as a Student of Theology • Approved the nomination of Mr. Paul Walley, an elder at the Gospel of Grace Church, as chair of the Stewardship Committee; Mr. Walley will serve out the remainder of Mr. Mike Thomason’s term, as Mr. Thomason requested to step down due to health concerns
• Granted honorably retired status to Rev. Gary Clowers • Approved the request by the Pottsville ARP Church (Pottsville, Arkansas) to host the Fall 2022 meeting of MVP • Mr. John Scott, an elder at the Brighton ARP Church, was elected to be Moderator of Presbytery for the upcoming year.
Rev. Luke Grigsby
Rev. Luke Grigsby was ordained November 8 at - son Vance (Ebenezer ARP Elder), Rev. Barry Dagen- - ter), Rev. Bob Elliott (Edgemoor), and Greg Delleny (Moderator of Catawba).
Rev. Grigsby was installed as Associate Pastor on December 7 at Coddle Creek ARP Church in Mooresville, NC. (left to right) Tom Roper (First Rev. Chad Reynolds (Lake Wales), Rev. Luke Grigsby, Rev. Andrew Shoger (Coddle Creek), Wes Page (Greenville ARP Elder), Rev. Lee Shel-
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