Chris is the pastor of Lynden URC in WA, the host of a radio show, and faithful minister of the gospel.
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Brian Lee on the Contemporary Relevance of John Calvin
Brian is a WSC grad, a scholar of Johannes Cocceius (more on this in a later post), and pastor of Christ Reformed Church (Washinton, DC). He’s hosting a fall speaker series on Calvin beginning October 8. He was interviewed on Calvin recently . . . Continue reading →
Audio: The Nine Points (pt 3): What Are They?
Pt 3: What are the Nine Points?
New Audio: Exposition of the Nine Points (Pt 1)
Today, in the Adult Class at OURC I began a series of talks explaining the “Nine Points” of “pastoral advice” adopted by URCNA Synod Schereville in 2007. Here is the first 30 minute talk:
Missional Monday: Kauai Reformation Church and Christ Reformed DC
Two of the more exciting missions of the URCs are on two ends of the USA.
Congratulations to WSC Grads Lenzner and VanderPol
Congratulations to Mark and Brad (and their patient wives) who sustained rigorous examinations as candidates for the pastoral ministry in Classis Southwest of the United Reformed Churches. Brad and Mark are both interns at Christ URC in Santee, CA. Brad has also . . . Continue reading →
URCNA Study Committee Rejects FV (Updated)
UPDATE: Here is the URCNA Report At Synod Calgary (2004) Synod of the United Reformed Churches in North America, in response to a complaint over a sermon preached by a (now former) URCNA minister, adopted Three Points on justification on the basis of . . . Continue reading →
Our 2009 MA (Hist Theol) Candidates (Updated)
Congratulations to our 2009 MA (Historical Theology) candidates, (Rev) Mr Michael Brown and Mr Joshua Forrest. Last night the latter defended thesis, “Absolute Dependence or Classical Synthesis?: Friedrich Schleiermacher’s Appropriation of Lutheran Orthodoxy” and the former defended thesis: “Christ and the Condition: . . . Continue reading →
New URC Bible Study in Gig Harbor, Washington
WSC student (about to graduate) Mark Vander Pol writes: For those that live in the Tacoma/Gig Harbor, WA area. Are you interested in seeing a solid, Confessional Reformed church in your area? There is currently in the early planning stages a Bible . . . Continue reading →
Meeting for South Orange County Church Plant
Info here.
Ordination in the Snow (Not Quite)
Last Lord’s Day evening I was in the LA metro area for the ordination of WSC grad Ruben Sernas at the Ontario United Reformed Church. It was a lovely evening. Ruben is being called by the congregation to plant a Spanish-speaking congregation . . . Continue reading →
Don't Cut the Gordian Knot
Subscribe to it. URC pastor and co-host of the Abounding Grace Radio program, Chris Gordon has a blog and he’s reading Recovering the Reformed Confession to boot!
URC Church Plant in Portland Metro
They’re in West Linn, OR in the Southeast suburbs of Portland. The pastor is WSC alumnus Dan McManigal.
Congratulations to URCNA of Sunnyside, WA
They’re now an “organized” congregation (i.e., they’ve graduated from “church plant” status to being their own congregation with elders etc). Pray that God’s Spirit works powerfully through and in the congregation to advance the mission in that community.
URCNA Missions, Missionaries, and Church Plants
It’s not considered “missional” to speak of “missionaries” but the URCs are old school:
Obituary for URC Minister Rev Eric Fennema
From The Sheboygan Press September 9, 2008 (HT: Paul Ipema) Rev. C. Eric Fennema, beloved husband, father, grandfather, minister of the Gospel, and friend went home to the Lord on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the age of 58.
Update on URC FV Study Committee
From the bulletin of Trinity Reformed Church (Lethbridge) (with thanks to pastor Eric Fennema) Last week the study committee appointed by Synod 2007 to examine, by the Word of God and our Confessions, the teachings of the so-called Federal Vision and other . . . Continue reading →
Las Vegas URC worship services beginning June 1
If you live in the Las Vegas area, please come join the LV URC church plant for Sunday afternoon worship services beginning June 1 on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).
The URCNA Has a Website!
The URC has a new website. It’s clean and easy to use. It’s a good place to start to find out about theology, piety, and practice of the URCNA.
URC Church Plant on Prince Edward Island
Their first service was held on January 14, 2007. They are being supervised by Trinity Orthodox Reformed (URC), Church pastored by Rev. Al Bezuyen. They are presently searching for a pastor. They meet St. Columba Presbyterian Church, Hwy. 2, just 2 km . . . Continue reading →