Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1995 - Rparchives.org

£6 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THESeminary in Philalelphia. He will take up pastoral ministry at CovenantFellowship RPC in Pittsburgh (Presbytery of the Alleghenies) in June 1995.4. Tom Houston is working in the Lancaster area and going to nursingschool.5. Jonathan Leach serves as Chaplaincy Program Director at WhiteHaven Center, a residential care facility serving some 370 Pennsylvanianswith mental retardation. The Center is operated by the state's Departmentof Public Welfare. He also serves as Chaplain in the Pennsylvania ArmyNational Guard and as a ruling elder on the temporary governing body of theHazleton mission church.6. Brian Randazzo is a certified alcohol counselor for the state of NewYork. He preaches regularly in a congregation of the Reformed Church inAmerica. He was released to accept a call from a congregation of the PCA.The following men are students of theology under care of AtlanticPresbytery1. Mr. Michael Lydon (Broomall RPC);2. Mr. Brian Schwertley, associate pastor-elect of the Southfield, MlRPC (Broomall RPC);3. Mr. Scott Rocca (Lancaster RPC Mission Church).Atlantic Presbytery maintains fraternal relations with our brethren theelders of the American Presbyterian Church.Presbytery's Family Camp held at White Lake in conjunction with the St.Lawrence Presbytery features Pastor Arthur Fawthrop of the Endwell RPCspeaking on the topic of prayer. It will be held August 4-12, 1995.Officers of Atlantic Presbytery are Mr. Richard Weir, Moderator;Jonathan Leach, Clerk; and Bruce Backensto, Treasurer. The Cambridgesession serves as Ad Interim Commission. Our corrected roster is in thehands of Synod's Clerk. Our membership is acccounted for and travelassessment paid in full. Our deacon delegate to this year's meeting of synodis Mr. Larry Gladfelter.Rejoice with us, brethren, that the Lord Jesus Christ is reigning in theaffairs of men and nations for the covenant blessing of His church!Respectfully Submitted,Jonathan B. LeachClerk, Atlantic PresbyteryREPORT OF THE ST. LAWRENCE PRESBYTERYThe St. Lawrence Presbytery has met 7 times since last reporting toSynod: June 18,20,21, 1994, during the meetings of Synod in Beaver Falls;July 15, 1994, at Fulton, New York; October 4-5, 1994, at Oswego, NewYork; December 2, 1994, at Fulton, New York; and March 28, 1995, atSmiths Falls, Ontario. The Presbytery now has eleven congregations and onemission station, eight of which have pastors. Our membership now stands at783, up from 753 last year.