Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1995 - Rparchives.org

12 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THESATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1995, 1:30 P.M.Synod reconvened at 1:30 p.m. and sang Psalm 145B. BruceStewart led the Court in prayer. In the absence of the Moderator,the former Moderator, Christian Adjemian, presided over theafternoon session.The Roll was passed.The Minutes of the morning session were read and approved.The Reports of the Presbyteries of the Alleghenies, Atlantic, St.Lawrence, Great Lakes-Gulf, Midwest, Pacific Coast were taken upand approved and are as follows:Presbytery Report given by: Prayer led by:Alleghenies Peter Smith Bruce StewartAtlantic Tony Cowley Bruce Hemphillit. Lawrence Ken McBurney Wade MannPsalm 72C was sung.Great Lakes-Gulf Raymond Morton James WrightWade Mann led in prayer for Laura Adjemian.Midwest Robert Hemphill Paul FinleyPacific Coast Tim McCracken James CarsonREPORT OF THE PRESBYTERY OF THE ALLEGHENIESThe Presbytery has, in the past year, held two regular meetings forbusiness (Nov.94 and Apr.95), along with additional meetings for theordination and/or installation of pastors. Many of our congregationshave made encouraging reports.Vince Scavo was ordained and installed last August as pastor of theEastvale Congregation, which currently has a Bible study and churchplanting effort in Boardman, OH.Robert McCracken was installed as pastor of the Trinity Church inBeltsville, MD (formerly Adelphi), which just this spring organized amassive mailing and visitation effort with a view to a special Visitors' Serviceon April 9. The Commission which had been overseeing this work since thefall of 1993 has been dismissed. The nearby Anchor Fellowshipcontinues its energetic outreach ministries.Robert Schmidtberger was installed last fall as pastor of the Rose Pointcongregation, which continues its long-standing radio ministry to thecommunity. All here have been grieved by the recent loss of elder RayCampbell following an extended illness.Willard McMillan retires this summer from the ministry at the Genevacongregation, which has extended an offer to the First Beaver Falls andCollege Hill churches to consider a three-way merger with two worshiplocations (College Hill and Patterson). This follows previous bilateral offersfrom the other two congregations, and also comes on the heels of a specialworship service for confession of sin and faith in light of the rancorous