by ocaptain | Jul 20, 2012 | ARP News Update, News
Death of Ray Barnes Elder Ray Barnes suffered a severe stroke on Wednesday and died Thursday at 9:15 p.m. He was an elder at the Sandy Plains ARP Church in Tryon, NC. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 21 at the Bonclarken Chapel (Bonclarken...
by ocaptain | Jul 18, 2012 | ARP News Update, News
A Word From Your Principal Clerk General Synod 2012 by the numbers By C. Ronald Beard A few Synod statistics…it really doesn’t make for good reading. For General Synod 2012, the constituted roll contained 252 ministers and 127 ruling elders for a total...
by ocaptain | Jul 12, 2012 | ARP News Update, News
What is Synod’s Purpose? This year, in the ARP Magazine’s Moderator’s Corner, Moderator Steve Suits will reflect on why the ARP Church should have a Synod. He begins in the Sept/Oct issue by saying, “We need to keep in mind the Presbyterian principle...
by ocaptain | Jul 5, 2012 | ARP News Update, News
An Interview With The New ARP Foundation Director By Delores McDonald I recently sat down with Steve Nichols, the newly-hired ARP Foundation director. Introductions aside, I set out to find out what he hopes to accomplish in his new job – and how he intends to use...
by ocaptain | Jul 1, 2012 | ARP News Update, News
The ladies of Hopewell ARP Church, Blackstock, SC, honored Marie W. McDaniel with a drop-in on her 90th birthday on Jan. 7, 2012. More than 100 family members and friends attended. A highlight of the day was a display of pictures depicting her life over the years....