Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1993

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 25may see the blessing of God enabling the church to reach out to the collegeand community. Pastor Prutow continues to lead in the work of WestminsterEvangelistic Ministries and the Sterling Pulpit, and the presbyterycommends this work to the whole denomination. Pastor Prutow is currentlypursuing a doctorate at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando,Florida.The StiUwater Congregation continues to see God's blessing in itscontact with new households and asks for prayer to be open to see theopportunities God is bringing to them. They continue to meet in a SeventhDay Adventist building and would like to have something more suitableto their needs. Pray that the Lord would make it apparent when and if theyshould move to another location.The Topeka Congregation continues to explore the possibility of relocatingand building a new faciUty. Their cunent property is for sale. TheMissions and Evangelism Committee leads the congregation in a missionsand evangelism emphasis monthly and is implementing the EvangelismExplosion program in the community.The Washington Congregation has been wrestling with several difficultsituations in the lives of its members and asks for prayer for gracetoward reconciliation. The Session is seeking to develop a vision andstrategy for declaring God's righteousness to the community and theworld.The Westminster Congregation has adopted the theme "Developing aShared Vision" for this year, focussing on growth, building and ministry.Their theme verses are Philippians 2:2 and Proverbs 29:18. The congregationhas joined other Christians for a number of programs in the Denverarea, including "Promise Keepers" and a crusade with Franklin Graham,son of BUly Graham.The Winchester Congregation gives thanks for the 125 years God hassustained them as a congregation. Their pastor, Robert Henning, resignedearly this year and retired from the full-time pastorate. He has moved toColumbus, Indiana, to be near his son and to help with the ministry of theColumbus Congregation. His ministerial credentials have been transfenedto the Great Lakes-Gulf Presbytery. Pray for God to provide anotherteaching elder to lead the congregation. They also await an answer on arecent pastoral call.The Builders, a program to support new works financially throughvoluntary giving, has been well supported in recent years. We rejoice in theprovision God has made through this avenue for the support of such worksas Stillwater and Aurora. New work possibilities are being explored inMidland, Texas, where about fivefamilies are already meeting for Biblestudy and worship, and Wichita, Kansas.