by ocaptain | Jul 1, 2012 | News
A Vaughn Hathaway (Re: Revised Form of Government) Due to an oversight, the language necessary to amend the Form of Government to implement the decision of the 2011 Synod to grant ruling elders who are former moderators of the General Synod the right to sit,...
by ocaptain | Jul 1, 2012 | News
By Delores McDonald For the second time in the past three years, the business of Synod came to a sudden halt due to the lack of a quorum. Although Moderator Suits made a plea to delegates to return after the dinner break, the quorum call came up six elders and 15...
by ocaptain | Jul 1, 2012 | News
By Delores McDonald Canadian Presbytery’s Jeff King- swood received a unanimous vote on the floor of Synod on Thursday to serve as Synod’s Moderator for the 2013-2014 term, following Dr. Steve Suits. He is the first Canadian to be elected to the (Associate Reformed...
by ocaptain | Jul 1, 2012 | News
By Delores McDonald ARP Women’s Ministries’ President Elaine Reed began her address to Synod by focusing on the impact Women’s Ministries is making on the lives of women across the ARP denomination. Sharing a page from the life of a WM board member, she told how the...
by ocaptain | Jul 1, 2012 | News
By Delores McDonald One of Moderator Andy Putnam’s remarks in Tuesday night’s opening worship service echoed the feelings of many attending Synod 2012, “There was a time when we all looked forward to attending Synod – now we dread coming to Synod.” So many...
