Presbytery News

IPC English Presbytery met on Saturday in Ealing.

Graham Weeks is the new moderator and Joel Rinn is the new clerk. John Scott was visiting us as a representative from EPCEW.
These are some of the decisions that were made

• Doug Curry was examined by Presbytery for him to be installed as the minister of Liss IPC. The previous day he had been examined by the Candidates and Credentials committee and they recommended him. A vote was taken on the day and Doug was approved.
• There was some musical chairs on the committees. Paul Meiners is now chairman of the Candidates and Credentials committee which examines people who become elders/ church planters/ ministers. With Alan Waldecker being back in the US Tom Nachtergaele was nominated to be chair of the committee and Pete Harris was also appointed to the committee. Paul Levy is now the church relations co-ordinator, it was decided at present there was no need for a committee.
• There will be a conference of European Reformed Churches in Holland in 4-7 November run by ICRC and John Scott extended a welcome for us to attend.
• Doug Curry was appointed Prayer secretary to gather in and send out prayer requests for the presbytery once a month.
• There was some debate over who actually is a voting member of Presbytery and so the BCO committee (Book of Church Order) are going to report back with a list!!