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198 MINUTES OF THE 1997 SYNOD OF THE There are currently six full time students attending OTH, five of whom are in the Reformed Presbyterian Church. Class size ranges from half a dozen up to thirty, depending on the class. Andrew and Kiernan, Stringer hope to complete their course this year. Andrew is scheduled to intern this summer with Terry Dowds in the Shawnee congregation. Kiernan is scheduled to intern this summer with Robert McCollum in the Lisburn congregation in Northern Ireland. Matt Kingswood will be an intern with Ted Donnelly in the Trinity congregation in Northern Ireland. Matt Dyck is planning to stay in Ottawa this summer and will be doing pulpit supply in local congregations. Phil Markert, from the Lisbon congregation, is the newest full-time student, and is scheduled to be taken under care of Presbytery at the March 12, 1996 meeting of Presbytery. John McDonald, from another church in Ottawa, is continuing to pursue full-time studies. Continued excellent teaching is given by a variety of men. Rich Ganz and Chris Adjemian schedule their classes on a weekly basis through the year. Others, such as Harold Harrington, Clark Copeland, Kenneth Smith, Jack White, Andrew Schep, David Weir, and Bill Edgar, each of which were in the teaching schedule this year, come for a concentrated series for a week or two. Please pray for the professors as they take time from already busy schedules to teach at OTH, and for the board as they supervise the work of OTH. Prayer would be appreciated for the students as they complete their studies and seek places of ministry- They represent the possibility of considerable enlargement of the ministry in Canada. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES REPORT OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO THE PRESBYTERIAN AND REFORMED JOINT COMMISSION ON CHAPLAINS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL We praise God for His care and protection for our missionaries in the Armed Forces and for His blessing on their ministry in 1995-96. The Reformed Presbyterian Church currently has two active duty chaplains, one National Guard, and one Reserve. MAJ Stan Copeland is currently Family Life Chaplain at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. CPT Kelly Moore serves in the Chapel at Ft. Clayton, Panama. MAJ Jonathan Leach serves the Pennsylvania National Guard. MAJ William Pihl is Assistant Division Chaplain for the 98th Division (reserve). The Joint Commission has had one regular meeting, in Atlanta on 5 Mar 96, and one Conference Call meeting, 16 May 96. All three Reformed Presbyterian commissioners attended both meetings. Items of interest to the Synod include: 1. The financialreport of the Commission indicates a significant deficit. Each active duty and reserve chaplain is required to pay a monthly fee, and we believe
REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA 199 that all of the RPCNA chaplains have been faithful In this obligation, al some from other denominations have not. The very modest annual fee paid by the member denominations has not been increased for many years. 2. The Commission has established a "Chaplain Guardian Corps" to encourage interested Christians to pray for the ministry of PRJC Chaplains and to contribute financially. The suggested annual membership giftis $100, but gifts of any size are welcomed. 3. The combination of downsizing the Aaive Duty forces and the activation of Reserve units for Bosnia, Haiti, and similar missions has made the job of Reserve and National Guard chaplains extremely challenging. 4. The Commission continues to be concerned with the policy of some commanders during Operation Desert Shield/Storm which required chaplains to remove their branch insignia from their uniforms. We are seeking ways to ensure that this kind of symbolic compromise not be repeated. 5. The Commission has adopted a policy for making urgent decisions between the annual meetings in Atlanta. 6. Rev. John MacGregor retired as Chairman of the PRJC after 18 years of service in that capacity. He was eleaed Chairman at the organizing meeting of the Commission in 1978 and served continuously until 1996. The new Chairman is Rev. James Pakala of Covenant Seminary. William Warren (OPC) continues as Vice-Chairman, and Robert Copeland (RPCNA) as Secretary. 7. The Commission approved the application of the Korean Presbyterian Church in America to be endorsed by the PRJC. This is the American daughterdenomination of the Kosin Presbyterian Church in Korea. The latter has fraternal relations with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. The KPCA adheres to the Westminster Standards. The Commission's action means that chaplains from the KPCA, like those of the Korean American Presbyterian Church, will be endorsed through the Commission, but the denomination will have no members on the Commission. Respeafully submitted, Robert Copeland Jonathan Leach Dennis Prutow GRADUATE STUDY COMMITTEE (An Un-Report to the Non-Synod of I996J The primary investment of time since the 1995 meeting of the Synod has involved communication with the Clerk of Synod and the Chairman of the Finance Committee in an attempt to clarify and accurately interpret Synod's aaions regarding the availability of funds for graduate study in 1995-96, and 1996-97; revision of funding guidelines and policy based upon the 1995 Graduate Study
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