First Presbytery Summer 2013 Highlights

A tribute to Ruling Elder Charles B. Todd, former Moderator of Synod, was approved. • Alan Gay was approved as associate minister for Ballantyne Church: he preached, was examined, and accepted a call. • Accepted the Covenant Reformed Church, West Jefferson, NC, into...
James Clyde Barker

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

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...

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...