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Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

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US RELIGIOUS BODIES<br />

federation with the Evangelical Congregational<br />

Church, the United Brethren in Christ Church <strong>and</strong><br />

the Southern Methodist Church <strong>and</strong> is a member<br />

<strong>of</strong> the National Association <strong>of</strong> Evangelicals.<br />

The church believes the Bible is the only true<br />

rule <strong>of</strong> faith <strong>and</strong> practice, the inspired Word <strong>of</strong><br />

God. It believes in one Triune God, the Deity <strong>of</strong><br />

Jesus Christ, the Deity <strong>and</strong> personality <strong>of</strong> the Holy<br />

Spirit, the innocence <strong>of</strong> Adam <strong>and</strong> Eve, the Fall <strong>of</strong><br />

the human race, the necessity <strong>of</strong> repentance, justification<br />

by faith <strong>of</strong> all who believe, regeneration<br />

witnessed by the Holy Spirit, sanctification by the<br />

Holy Spirit, the second coming <strong>of</strong> the Lord Jesus<br />

Christ, the resurrection <strong>of</strong> the dead <strong>and</strong> conscious<br />

future existence <strong>of</strong> all people <strong>and</strong> future judgments<br />

with eternal rewards <strong>and</strong> punishments.<br />

Headquarters<br />

Media Contact, Pres., Rev. Kerry Ritts, 723<br />

Preston Ln., Hatboro, PA 19040, Tel.<br />

(215)672-1576<br />

Email: pmconf@juno.com<br />

Website: www.primitivemethodistchurch.org<br />

Officers<br />

Pres., Rev. Kerry R. Ritts, 730 Preston Ln.,<br />

Hatboro, PA 19040-2321, Tel.(215)672-1576<br />

Vice Pres., Rev. Frank Hrabak, 1122 Frosty<br />

Hollow Rd., Langhorne, PA 19047-5719, Tel.<br />

(215)757-3049<br />

Recording Secretary, Rev. David Sargent, 5021<br />

Willow Ave., Bowling Green, FL 33834-2880,<br />

Tel. (863)375-9913<br />

General. Secretary., Rev. David Allen, Jr., 1199<br />

Lawrence St., Lowell, MA 01852-5526, Tel.<br />

(978)453-2052<br />

Email: pahson@earthlink.net<br />

Treas., Mr. Raymond C. Baldwin, 18409 Mill<br />

Run Ct., Leesburg, VA 20176-4583, Email:<br />

Rbaldwin32@aol.com<br />

Progressive National Baptist<br />

Convention, Inc.*<br />

This body held its organizational meeting in<br />

Cincinnati in November, 1961. Subsequent<br />

regional sessions were followed by the first<br />

annual session in Philadelphia in 1962.<br />

Headquarters<br />

601 50th Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20019,<br />

Tel. (202)396-0558 Fax (202)398-4998<br />

Media Contact, Gen. Sec., Dr. Tyrone S. Pitts<br />

Email: fmccraw@pnbc.org<br />

Website: www.pnbc.org<br />

Officers<br />

CONVENTION OFFICERS<br />

Dr. T. DeWitt Smith Jr., President<br />

Dr. Carroll A. Baltimore Sr., 1st Vice President<br />

Dr. James C. Perkins, 2nd Vice President<br />

Dr. Tyrone S. Pitts, General Secretary<br />

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS<br />

Dr. Frank Blackshear, Eastern Region<br />

Rev David Peoples, Midwest Region<br />

Dr. Wilbur Lewis, Southwest Region<br />

Dr. Michael N. Harris, Southern Region<br />

Dr. Francis Sarpong, International Region<br />

Dr. Terry Streeter, Congress <strong>of</strong> Christian Education<br />

Mrs. Brenda Tribett, Executive Director, Christian<br />

Education<br />

Rev. James H. Hunter, Chairman, Mission Ministry<br />

Dr. Earl Trent, Executive Director, Mission<br />

Ministry<br />

Mrs. Arlene Tyler, Women’s Department, 8220<br />

Cheyenne St., Detroit, MI 48228<br />

Mr. Wilmer Jones, Laymen’s Department<br />

The Rev. Samuel Nixon, Seminarian Development<br />

Mr. Clifton Caldwell, Young Adult Men<br />

Ms. Denise Carter-McCormick, Young Adult<br />

Women<br />

Mrs. Rita Johnson, Principal, Nannie Helen<br />

Burroughs School, Tel. (202)398-5266<br />

Protestant Reformed <strong>Churches</strong> in<br />

America<br />

The Protestant Reformed <strong>Churches</strong> (PRC) have<br />

their roots in the sixteenth century Reformation <strong>of</strong><br />

Martin Luther <strong>and</strong> John Calvin, as it developed in<br />

the Dutch Reformed churches. The denomination<br />

originated as a result <strong>of</strong> a controversy in the<br />

Christian Reformed Church in 1924 involving the<br />

adoption <strong>of</strong> the “Three Points <strong>of</strong> Common Grace.”<br />

Three ministers in the Christian Reformed Church,<br />

the Reverends Herman Hoeksema, George<br />

Oph<strong>of</strong>f, <strong>and</strong> Henry Danh<strong>of</strong>, <strong>and</strong> their consistories<br />

(Eastern Avenue, Hope, <strong>and</strong> Kalamazoo, respectively)<br />

rejected the doctrine. Eventually these men<br />

were deposed, <strong>and</strong> their consistories were either<br />

deposed or set outside the Christian Reformed<br />

Church. The denomination was formed in 1926<br />

with three congregations. Today the denomination<br />

is comprised <strong>of</strong> some twenty-eight churches (more<br />

than 7,000 members) in the USA <strong>and</strong> Canada. The<br />

presbyterian form <strong>of</strong> church government as determined<br />

by the Church Order <strong>of</strong> Dordt is followed<br />

by the PRC. The doctrinal st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>of</strong> the PRC<br />

are the Reformed confessions - the Heidelberg<br />

Catechism, Belgic Confession <strong>of</strong> Faith, <strong>and</strong><br />

Canons <strong>of</strong> Dordrecht. The doctrine <strong>of</strong> the covenant<br />

is a cornerstone <strong>of</strong> their teaching. They maintain an<br />

unconditional, particular covenant <strong>of</strong> grace that<br />

God establishes with His elect.<br />

Headquarters<br />

16511 South Park Ave., South Holl<strong>and</strong>, IL<br />

60473, Tel. (708)333-1314<br />

Media Contact, Stated Clerk, Don Doezema,<br />

4949 Ivanrest Ave., Gr<strong>and</strong>ville, MI 49418, Tel.<br />

(616)531-1490<br />

Email: doezema@prca.org<br />

Website: www.prca.org<br />

Officers<br />

Stat. Clk., Don Doezema, 4949 Ivanrest Ave.,<br />

Gr<strong>and</strong>ville, MI 49418, Tel. (616)531-1490, Fax<br />

(616)531-3033, Email: doezema@prca.org<br />

Periodicals<br />

The St<strong>and</strong>ard Bearer<br />

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