Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1993

28 1993 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEat Ottawa, Ontario, and March 9-10, 1993, at Oswego, New York.The presbytery has ten congregations and one mission station, six ofwhich have pastors. Services at the Kingston Mission Church weresuspended at the timethe pastoral relationship with Matthew Hadwen wasterminated on June 20,1992. Matthew was suspended at that time and thenon October 13, 1992, his ordination was terminated at his request TheKingston Mission Church was disorganized on March 9,1993.A new work has been started in the city of Montreal, Quebec, under theleadership of Philip and Helene Choiniere-Shields. They moved from theBroomall congregation to become tentmakers with the aim of establishinga French-speaking congregation. The Choiniere-Shields family and theDodenhoff families are now members of the Smiths Falls congregationand meet regularly for worship in Montreal. On October 13, 1992,Presbytery designated this work the Montreal Mission Station.The Endwell, Rochester, and Syracuse congregations are currentlywithout pastors and are actively seeking new pastors.John M. McMillan was transferred to the Adantic Presbytery onAugust 7,1992, and John O. Edgar was transfened to the Presbytery of theAlleghenies on October 13, 1992. Terence Dowds, who received histheological training in the Free Church of Scotland, was examined byPresbytery and recommended for preaching to the church on March 10,1993. Nicolas Iamaio, a member of the Oswego congregation, wasexamined by Presbytery and certified eligible to preach on March 10,1993. Donald Miller, a student under care from the Ottawa congregation,continues his studies at Ottawa Theological Hall. Aaron Goemer, amember of the Oswego congregation, was taken under care of Presbyteryon March 9,1993, and plans to enter the Reformed Presbyterian TheologicalSeminary this fall.Ottawa Theological Hall has had excellent attendance at its classes thisyear and has several serious students preparing for the ministry at this time.The Ottawa Congregation has purchased a property in an excellentlocation near their present worship location and is proceeding with theerection of a new building designed to seat 300 people. This building willalso be the new home of Ottawa Theological Hall.White Lake Family Camp will be held in conjunction with the AtlanticPresbyteiy August 6-14, 1993, and St. Lawrence Family Camp wiU beSeptember 3-6,1993.The officers of our presbytery are Walter W. Swartz, moderator,Kenneth A. McBumey, clerk; Everett Wood, treasurer, Bruce Trexler,assistant treasurer; Christian Adjemian, moderator of the ad interimcommission; Richard Ganz, moderator of the church extension commission;Richard Ganz, chairman of the student oversight committee.