Synod 2025 Opening W OpeningWorship


“On Christ the Solid Rock I stand,” resounded throughout the Youth Activity Building at  Memorial Service, reading the names of pastors and elders who had passed in the previous        This is a verse most of us have memo- rized, but do we believe it? It is about the hope that is to come. We can all talk about the stress and how you see us through it, but we should always ap- proach with a thankful heart. Truly, this is the day the Lord has


made. A time of communion followed, “Come not because we are strong but because we are weak. We come with thankful hearts and pray that we will be nourished and prepared to go out,” 


Retiring Moderator’s Address


These are the notable events of the last 12 months in the ARP Church: Last month I had the honor of attending the General Assembly meeting of the Free Church


 most gracious, and he asked me to convey his greetings and prayers for a successful meeting of our Synod. We thank Moderator Macleod for his kind wishes and hospitality. We say goodbye to our dear brothers in Canada – we understand why you need to leave and form your own Synod, but we will truly miss you and your contributions to the Kingdom. In early December, a group including Sam Cotten, Martha Margaret Cotten, David Galetta,


- emony of forty-six (46) students in the Global Diploma Program in Theology and Christian   absorbed into either Catawba or Tennessee-Alabama presbyteries, with a remarkable lack of intrigue or drama.


Concerning the events that led to the dissolution of 2nd Presbytery, I have a warning and


  to years of scandal, ineptitude, indifference to the Gospel, and a general moral collapse for which we will all have to answer for one day. I tremble at the thought of standing before God   help us see the way forward. So, I will say it one more time: Never ever let this happen again. We need to spend more of our time with activities like the Global Diploma program and less time on internal discipline issues. Now let us move forward with a


renewed sense of purpose to take the gospel message to the ends of the earth – together.


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