Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury
Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury
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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