News from the Pews
Announcement from Erskine College
December 2, 2014 Dear Erskine Students, Faculty, and Staff: As you know, we have been working for several months on the details of a financial plan that will ensure the long-term quality and value of an Erskine education by addressing several immediate concerns...
Erskine Trustees Move Forward Under New Leadership
The Erskine College & Theological Seminary Board of Trustees transitioned to new leadership at its recent meetings May 29-30, with Vice Chairman and Chair-Elect Bill Cain of Louisville, Georgia, assuming his role as chairman a month earlier than the...
ARP News Update
A Time of Prayer for Synod Last year there was an informal call to prayer before the meeting of the General Synod. The Lord blessed us by answering our prayers. As we approach the Synod of 2014, again there is a grassroots effort by many to have a day of prayer for...
Executive Board Meeting and Bonclarken Board Meeting Highlights
Executive Board Meeting Highlights Synod’s Executive Board met at Greenville ARP Church on October 24, 2013. Highlights of the meeting included: A report from Synod Archivist, Edith Brawley, who announced that the Synod Archives at Erskine are now open and receiving...
Pray for Moderator Kingswood’s Son
Please pray for Moderator Jeff Kingswood’s son. As some of you already know our 15 year old son, Philip, was burned in a house fire yesterday. He received 3rd degree burns when a fry pan of oil ignited and set the kitchen on fire. Philip was injured trying to put...
James Clyde Barker
JAMES CLYDE BARKER 1931-2013 COLUMBIA – Funeral services for the Reverend Dr. James Clyde Barker, 82, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at Centennial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC, with a 3:30 p.m. burial at Crowders Creek Church...
Camps, Conferences and ARP News
Camp Joy SC a Success! Camp Joy South Carolina (SC) met for the first time last week with 17 campers at Gravatt Conference Center in Aiken, SC. Camp Joy is a Christian Camp for individuals with Special Needs. Co-Directors David Harrell and Beth Tuten are both former...
Horizon Conference Update, Music Conference Registration Extended
Horizon Conference Over 270 high school students, representing 25 churches from all presbyteries gather at Bonclarken Conference Center this week for Horizon. Horizon is a week long conference that offers great opportunity for spiritual growth and development,...
Standing Ovation for Erskine/ARP Synod Relations
The General Synod received the report of the Special Committee on the Synod-Erskine Relationship, as presented by committee chairman Kenneth B. Wingate. The recommendation was approved to reaffirm Erskine College and Seminary as a “valuable agency of the Associate...
The Gavel is Passed
Retiring Moderator Steve Suits presented Jeff Kingswood to Synod. Rev. Kingswood is the first Canadian to be elected to General Synod’s highest office in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. He grew up in the First Reformed Church in Galt, Ontario, and went on...