Statistical Reports

Thank you to Virginia Presbytery for being the first Presbytery to have all statistical reports turned in! If you have not turned your report in, please get that in soon. Synod’s agencies and boards rely on these statistics. You may email arpc@arpsynod.org with any questions.

Psalm Sing

Bethany ARP Church in Clover, SC will be holding another 5th Sunday Psalm sing this coming March 29th. We ask that you to bring a covered dish to share! Beverages will be provided by the ladies of the Bethany Church. Singing will begin at 5pm with fellowship and supper to follow at 6pm. If you have any questions or have a particular Bible Song request please send an e-mail to pastor.glaser@bethanyarp.org. We look forward to seeing y’all!

Horizon and Quest 2020 Registration begins

Early Registration ends May 15! Register now ARPCEM.org

Catawba Presbytery Senior Connect Day

“Finishing Strong: How the Gospel Enriches Our Later Years”
Friday, March 13, 2020
First Presbyterian Church, 1324 Marion Street, Columbia SC 29201
9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Seminar Choices:
Covenant Grandparenting OR
Medical & End of Life Ethics

Dr. D. Ralph Davis, Keynote Speaker

Please register your church group by calling Janet at 803-799- 9062 Ext. 550. A single check for lunches is requested from each church. Please RSVP with number attending by Friday, March 6. Checks may be brought day of. Click here to read the flyer.

March/April ARP Magazine

Click here to read the latest ARP Magazine.

I am so excited for another magazine issue to share how God is at work in the ARP denomination.  The Moderator’s Challenge is on page 4 followed by the Synod Emphasis article by Neil Stewart on page 6. The new series on Denomination Ministry Allocation is on page 21. The editor of The Witness, RPCNA’s denominational magazine, shared an article on page 24.

Click here to read the latest ARP Magazine.

I am so excited for another magazine issue to share how God is at work in the ARP denomination.  The Moderator’s Challenge is on page 4 followed by the Synod Emphasis article by Neil Stewart on page 6. The new series on Denomination Ministry Allocation is on page 21. The editor of The Witness, RPCNA’s denominational magazine, shared an article on page 24.

Moderator Leslie Holmes asks for prayer for Matthew Coker, age 8, who is in urgent need of a heart transplant. Matthew is on the heart transplant list at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is the grandson of Dr. Jay Coker, a retired PCUSA minister in Fayetteville, NC.

Catawba Presbytery Senior Connect Day

“Finishing Strong: How the Gospel Enriches Our Later Years”
Friday, March 13, 2020
First Presbyterian Church, 1324 Marion Street, Columbia SC 29201
9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Seminar Choices:
Covenant Grandparenting OR
Medical & End of Life Ethics

Dr. D. Ralph Davis, Keynote Speaker

Please register your church group by calling Janet at 803-799- 9062 Ext. 550. A single check for lunches is requested from each church. Please RSVP with number attending by Friday, March 6. Checks may be brought day of. Click here to read the flyer.

Erskine Seminary E-News Digital Magazine

Erskine Seminary has produced its first quarterly e-news digital magazine called Grace and Truth (link below). We are also producing podcasts regularly as tools for Ministers; these are messages to our Flock from Provost Dr. Michael Milton.

Please take a moment to “Like” us and “Follow” us on our Facebook and Twitter feeds and help us to share the good news of the Gospel.

Retired ARP minister, Kenneth Fitzhugh Morris, 94, of Madison, GA. died Friday January 31, 2020.  A native of the Tucker community in DeKalb County, Georgia, he was the son of Charles Emory Morris, Sr. and Mary Ida Medlock Morris.  The deceased is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, the former Betty Jean Hoff of Tucker and six children and their spouses, Deborah (William) Tisdale of Woodstock, Ga., David (Lucie) Morris of Bogart, Ga., Paul (Robin) of Madison, Ga., John (Diane) Morris of Swainsboro, Ga., James (Catherine) Morris of Newnan, Ga., and Mary Morris of Newton, Ma.; thirteen grandchildren and their spouses, W. Benjamin (Rachael) Tisdale, Kenneth (Kimberly) Morris, Daniel (Michele) Morris, Michael (Emily) Morris, Mark Morris and Elizabeth Morris, Livia (Rhett) Daniel, Vanessa Morris, Kirstyn Morris, Matthew Morris, David Sabatini, Emory Sabatini, and Lucas Sabatini; and three great grandchildren, Caroline and Callie Tisdale, and Dawson Morris.

Kenneth was a graduate of Tucker High School, Erskine College and Seminary, Princeton Seminary and Union Theological Seminary.  He is a veteran of World War II, during which he served in the 10^th Air Force as an aerial gunner in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations.  Having completed the required number of combat hours and awaiting return to the United States, he suffered an injury to one of his arms.  Kenneth served for forty years in the ministry of the Christian gospel as a missionary in Pakistan, as a pastor of congregations in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Arkansas, and as a seminary teacher and author of New Testament study books.  He was blessed with a full and joyous life, a life highlighted with evidence of God’s gracious Providence.  He felt that his wife and family were a special blessing.  A memorial service will be held on February 6^th at 1:00 p.m. at Madison Presbyterian Church.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Caring Place, 1140 Monticello Rd. Ste. 400, Madison, GA 30650.

Save the Date

Erskine College welcomes internationally-known concert pianist Mac Frampton back to his alma mater, February 13th at 7:30 PM in Memorial Hall. Mac’s inimitable style has been described by critics as “Dynamite!” and “Colossal!” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says, “Think of Horowitz mixed with Liberace and an ounce of Victor Borge, and you’ve got the picture.” Admission is free, but seating is limited. Make reservations via Facebook or by phone.

President and Mrs. Gustafson cordially invite members of the audience to a reception in Mac’s honor, immediately following the, Memorial Hall Atrium.

Summer Work Crew

Christian Education Ministries is accepting applications for Work Crew 2020 for Horizon and Quest!

Apply today to join an amazing team working either one or both weeks of our denomination’s High School and Middle School conferences. Aid hundreds of students in worshiping their Lord and Savior and growing closer to Jesus by assisting the directors, speakers, leaders, and staff throughout the week.

Only 8-10 college aged students are chosen for Work Crew! There are 2 spots available to work the Quest week for 2 students who have finished their junior year of High School. So get your application in today!

Synod Registration 2020

Click here to find out more about registering for Synod 2020!

This year, Bonclarken housing registration for Synod will be completely online. Bonclarken housing registration opens Monday, February 3, at 8am. You will be able to select rooms and reserve housing for yourself and/or all of the attendees from your church at the same time. In order to prepare for registration, assess your housing needs and determine your arrival and departure dates. Please be aware that you will need to pay a deposit by credit card to complete your registration.

If you have any questions about online Synod housing registration, please contact the Bonclarken Office at 828.692.2223. If you choose not to use the online registration system, you may call the Bonclarken Office beginning Monday, February 17, to make a reservation.

We look forward to welcoming Synod back to Bonclarken in June!

Statistical Reports

Statistical Reports are due February 1! Click here to download the forms. Synod’s agencies rely on an accurate denominational ministry fund allocation determined by pledges. Please do not leave any empty blanks on these forms. Thank you in advance for the effort you will expend on these reports.

Thank you for a strong finish for the year!

Here is the chart for the 2019 Denomination Ministry giving compared to the previous three years. The year finished over the projected budget by $45,000 with the December totals of $311,023. This is the first time our churches have given over $300k to DMF for a single month!  The 4th quarter had the highest monthly amounts than the prior three years. 

Retired ARP Minister, Rev. Wayne Stanchfield, Sr., age 81 of the Smithtown community passed away Wednesday, January, 8, 2020 at his home.

Funeral services were held Monday, January 13, 2020 at 1:00 pm at the Hickman-Strunk Funeral Home with Bro. Hilton Duncan and Bro. Larry Brown officiating. Burial was in the Angel Cemetery.

He was born October 22, 1938 in Milo, Maine to Everett Stanchfield and Marion Noyes Stanchfield. Wayne served in the United States Air Force for thirteen years and attained the rank of Captain. He had a thirst for knowledge and was well educated, having attended the Missionary Baptist Seminary in Jacksonville, Texas where received a Master in Theology. Wayne also earned a Doctorate in Ministry from Concordia Lutheran University in St. Louis and taught himself Greek and Hebrew. He was ordained July 13, 1975 and was serving as pastor of Midlane Park Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church when he retired. He had served on the Board of Directors of the ARP Foundation for three years and on the Executive Board of Synod for two years and as Moderator of the Mississippi Valley Presbytery. Since his retirement and moving back to the area, Wayne and Brenda attended Stearns First Baptist Church. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing chess, travelling, and people in general.

Preceding him in death were his parents and a sister, Nancy Reynolds.

Survivors include his wife, Brenda Stanchfield, whom he married January 6, 1962, sons, Jeff Stanchfield and his wife, Mechelle, Louisvile, Kentucky and Wayne E. Stanchfield, Jr. of Neuchatel, Switzerland, grandchildren, Anthony Richie, Joshua, Haley, Hannah, and Samuel Everett, several nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.

Hickman-Strunk Funeral Home was honored to serve the family of Rev. Wayne Stanchfield.

This Sunday, January 19, is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5).

ARP Center Closed

The ARP Center will be closed Monday, January 20.