Moderators |
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1st General Synod |
| Met at Collingswood, NJ |
| 6 September 1938 |
| Moderator: J.U.S. Toms |
| Sermon by Dr. J. Oliver Buswell, Jr. on II Cor. 5:17-7:3 |
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2nd General Synod |
| Met at Collingswood, NJ |
| 14 November 1939 |
| Moderator: Harold S. Laird, D.D. |
| Sermon by Rev. J.U.S. Toms [text and title not recorded] |
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3rd General Synod |
| Met at Chester, PA |
| 22 October 1940 |
| Moderator: Dr. Allan A. MacRae, Ph.D. |
| Sermon by Rev. Harold Laird [text and title not recorded] |
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4th General Synod |
| Met at Charlotte, NC |
| 14 October 1941 |
| Moderator: E.A. Dillard, D.D. |
| Sermon by Dr. MacRae [text and title not noted in the Minutes] |
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5th General Synod - [photograph] |
| Met at St. Louis, Missouri |
| 5 - 10 November 1942 |
| Moderator: J. Gordon Holdcroft,
D.D. |
| Sermon by Rev. E.A. Dillard [text and title not recorded] |
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6th General Synod - [photograph] |
| Met at Wilmington, Delaware |
| 14-19 October 1943 |
| Moderator: Roland K. Armes [ruling
elder] |
| Sermon by Rev. Holdcroft: "God's Minorities" [text not cited] |
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9th General Synod |
| Met at Collingswood, New Jersey |
| 23-28 May 1946 |
| Moderator: Rev Carl McIntire, DD |
| Sermon by Dr. Shepperson on Heb. 6:1 and 12:1 |
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10th General Synod - [photograph] |
| Met at Tacoma, Washington |
| 17-22 July 1947 |
| Moderator: Rev. Roy T. Brumbaugh |
| Sermon by Dr. McIntire: "To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice" |
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11th General Synod - [photograph] |
| Met at Nashville, Tennessee |
| 13 - 18 May 1948 |
| Moderator: Francis A. Schaeffer, DD |
| Message brought by Mr. Armes in absence of Rev. Brumbaugh |
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13th General Synod - [photograph] |
| Met at St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1 - 6 June 1950 |
| Moderator: G. Douglas Young, PhD |
| Address by Mr. Stam: "Foundations and Superstructures" |
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14th General Synod - [photograph] |
| Met at New York City, New York |
| 31 May - 5 June 1951 |
| Moderator: Rev. John W. Sanderson, Jr., DD |
| Address by Dr. Young: "Total Mobilization of Our Church" |
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15th General Synod - [photograph] |
| Met at Pasadena, California |
| 21 - 26 August 1952 |
| Moderator: Rev. Robert G. Rayburn, Th.D. |
| Sermon by Rev. Sanderson: "The Necessity of Doing God's Work with God" [preaching from Exodus 33] |
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16th General Synod - [photograph] |
| Met at Elkins Park, Pennsylvania |
| 4 - 9 June 1953 |
| Moderator: Rev. William A. Mahlow |
| Sermon by Rev. Foxwell, "Christian Unity" [text not noted] |
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17th General Synod - [photograph] |
| Met at Greenville, South Carolina |
| 3 - 9 June 1954 |
| Moderator: Linwood G. Gebb, DD |
| Sermon by Rev. Mahlow [text & title not noted in the Minutes] |
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19th General Synod |
| Met at St. Louis, Missouri |
| 5 April 1956 |
| Moderator: R. Laird Harris, PhD |
| Sermon by Dr. Buswell, "Ye Have Need of Patience" [Heb. 10:32-11:2] |
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| A division occurs in the Bible Presbyterian Church at this point, with the larger portion of the denomination meeting in Columbus, OH to continue as the Bible Presbyterian Church, Columbus Synod, until its name change in 1961. The smaller portion of the division continued on as the Bible Presbyterian Church, Collingswood Synod; with the eventual name change of the Columbus Synod group, the Collingswood Synod later returned to the shorter appelation. A pro re nata meeting of the Columbus Synod group was held on 27 November 1956. |
Bible Presbyterian Church, Columbus Synod: |
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20th General Synod |
| Met at Columbus, OH |
| 28 November 1956 |
| Moderator: L. LaVerne Donaldson |
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Address by Dr. Harris [title & text not noted in Minutes] |
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21st General Synod |
| Met at Wilmington, Delaware |
| 5 April 1957 |
| Moderator: Kenneth A. Horner, Jr. |
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Sermon by Rev. Donaldson: "Go Forward" [text not noted] |
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22nd General Synod |
| Met at Lakeland, Florida |
| 19 June 1958 |
| Moderator: Thomas G. Cross, DD |
| Sermon by Rev. Horner [text and title not recorded] |
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23rd General Synod |
| Met at Quarryville, Pennsylvania |
| 4 June 1959 |
| Moderator: T. Stanley Soltau, DD |
| Sermon by Dr. Cross: "The Wisdom of Winning Souls" |
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24th General Synod |
| Met at Gainesville, Texas |
| 23 July 1960 |
| Moderator: Kyle Thurman |
| Sermon by Dr. Soltau: "Unto the Building Up of Itself in Love" [Eph. 4:11-16] |
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| In 1961 the Bible Presbyterian Church, Columbus Synod changed its name to The Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) in order to eliminate confusion between itself and the Collingswood Synod group. The EPC name was then set aside in 1965 with the merger of the EPC and the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, General Synod, the united church taking the name Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod (RPCES). It should be noted that in 1981 a new denomination, formed from 12 congregations leaving the United Presbyterian Church, USA, took the name Evangelical Presbyterian Church. This latter group [1981-ongoing] should be distinguished from the former [1961-1965]. |
Evangelical Presbyterian Church: |
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25th General Synod |
| Met at Tacoma, Washington |
| 22 July 1961 |
| Moderator: John M.L. Young, DD |
Sermon by Rev. Thurman: "Reaching Forth Unto Holiness"
[text from Philippians 3] |
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26th General Synod |
| Met at St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7 July 1962 |
| Moderator: McGregor Scott [ruling elder] |
Sermon by Rev. James E. Hanson: "Our Divine Calling"
[Dr. Young had returned to Japan and so was not in attendance] |
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27th General Synod |
| Met at Harvey Cedars, New Jersey |
| 13 July 1963 |
| Moderator: Nelson K. Malkus |
| Sermon by Dr. Wilber Wallis [text & title not noted in Minutes] |
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28th General Synod |
| Met at St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1 April 1964 |
| Moderator: Donald J. MacNair, DD |
| Sermon, Rev. Malkus: "God and Our Ministry" [2 Cor. 2:13-4:7] |
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29th General Synod |
| Met at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee |
| 2 April 1965 |
| Moderator: Frank Smick, Jr. |
| Sermon by Rev. Samuel Ward: "David's House" [II Sam. 7:1-17] |
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| The Service of Uniting of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, General Synod took place on 6 April, 1965 at 10:00 AM. This was followed by sessions of the 143rd General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod, at which the two Moderators of the now joined churches served alternately as Co-Moderators. |
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