News from the Pews

Opening Worship Service

Piano music filled the Youth Activities Building, as delegates and guests filed in for worship and communion. Greg Reynolds, music director at the Neely’s Creek Church, Rock Hill, SC, has been Synod musician for the the past four years. “I have felt that the ministry...

ONA’s Pizza and Discussion

More than 80 people attended an informal meeting last night at Pinecrest ARP Church for a discussion on ARP Confessional Heritage and Missional Challenge. “The meeting came out of a desire for a pre-Synod conference on evangelism,” said ONA Executive Director Alan...

Views Prior to Synod

FLAT ROCK, NC – June 10, 2013:  The number of delegates showing up for Synod 2013 registration today was very sparse.  With high winds and torrential rains making appearances on and off throughout the day, many held off making the trip up the mountain. With many...

Humes Family Loss

Please pray for Lonnie and Kathy Humes as they grieve the loss of their son-in-law, Stuart Cone, on June 5, 2013.   Pray for Kaitlin Humes Cone on the sudden loss of her husband, who was only 29 years old. The cause of death has not yet been determined, although...

Covenant Way Continuing Services Under New Board

Covenant Way, the nonprofit retirement center in Due West, is continuing operation under a new board of directors. Don Chapman, chairman of the newly elected board, made the following announcement following the first meeting of the board June 3: “We are extremely...

Prayer Request for Kathy Dorr

John C. Dorr, Jr., former pastor at the Peachtree Corners ARP Church in Atlanta, GA, requests prayer for his wife, Kathy Habbershon Dorr.  The Dorrs are currently serving in the Pennsylvania area with the EPC. Mrs. Dorr was taken by ambulance to the York Hospital ER...