News In Brief
Chapel By the Sea
Thank you to our chapel youth for serving us some of the best chili in Florida! Earnings help send them to summer camp @ Bonclarken. Winners for 1st place were Kaia A. and Cade S., 2nd place went to Randy Bunn and 3rd place winner was Brad Miller. Congrats, and thanks...
Highlands 125th Anniversary
On Sunday, October 25, 2015 Highlands Presbyterian Church of Grayson, GA celebrated its 125th Anniversary. Members and former members were recognized for the length of time of their connection with Highlands Church (formerly First Associate Reformed Presbyterian...
One Hundred and Counting
With hymns, psalms of praise and thanksgiving, the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Wales, Florida celebrated its 100th birthday, as an ARP congregation, on June 15, 2014. On the special day there were no Sunday School classes. The entire congre- gation met in...
New Minister/Staff Orientation
New Minister/Staff Fall Orientation was held Sept. 22, 23 in Greenville, SC. Staff from each agency of General Synod gave a presentation, explaining their ministry’s mission and goals. Front Row: Rebecca Duran, John Ryoo, Jong Chul Kim, Ji Kim, Myoung Hwa Lee....
100th Annual Meeting of ARP Women’s Ministries
Over 200 women from Ontario, Canada, Texas, and places in between gathered at Bonclarken Conference Center in Flat Rock, NC, to celebrate 100 years of ARP Women's Ministries. In 1898, Synod appointed Mrs. R.D. Bryson as the General Superintendent of Woman's Work. It...
ARP Magazine’s New Assistant Editor
The ARP Magazine’s New Assistant Editor Missy Middleton grew up in Middle Tennessee and graduated from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is married to Stephen Middleton, also a TN native and graduate of UTK. They have four children: Ely (16), Greg (14), Mark...
Old Brick Church
On a beautiful day in October, Catawba Presbytery opened the doors of The Old Brick Church for a Sunday afternoon service. About 175 folks joined the service including the choir from Centennial ARP Church. Dr. Barry Dagenhart opened the service. Dr. Mark Ross brought...
Letter from the Editor
A New Year, A New Look. Change is not always easy. It doesn't matter what type of change, it takes time to get use to things. This year, 2014, we have a lot of changes in the magazine. First off, Delores has retired and I am now the editor. Growing up as an ARP,...
Gary Jones Installed
A service of installation was held Aug. 25, 2013 at Hernando (MS) Presbyterian Church for Rev. Gary Jones. Those assisting in the ceremony were: Standing, from left, John Tucker, pastor at Graceview Presbyterian (MS); Joey Donahue, pastor at Providence Reformed...
Derek Thomas Installed
A service of installation for Dr. Derek W.H. Thomas was held Sept. 8, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC. The special service was conducted by Catawba Presbytery. Guest minister, Rev. G. Mark Johnston, preached on “The Template of a Faithful Ministry.”...