Why Evening Worship?
From this coming Lord’s Day we in Stranraer RP Church will be bringing our evening service time forward an hour to the new time of 5:30pm. This was agreed in March, after consultation with...
Japan Prayer Requests
Japan Okamoto Covenant RPC has been continuing worship every Sabbath with care as well as online, so please PRAY for safety and blessings. Also their pastor Rev. Takiura and Rev. Sakai (Higashisuma RPC) have...
Alexander Smellie: Stranraer Man & Minister
Probably the third most famous man to minister in Stranraer after John Livingstone and William Symington, was Alexander Smellie (1857-1923). Generations of Reformed Presbyterians are familiar with his book Men of the Covenant, though...
Church Planting Conference: Sept 2020
For the past few decades, Reformed churches have emphasized the planting of new congregations. For instance, in the RPCNA, nearly 25% of the existing congregations are less than fifteen years old! RPTS will be...
Japan Update
You may have been part of a congregation that has grown and expanded to a point where you had to have the conversation, “Will we split into two congregations since we’ve grown a lot?” But there...
Resuming Breakneck Speed
Years ago I went to see a film called Koyaanisqatsi. It was like Ecclesiastes without the resolution of chapters 11 & 12. It consists of slow-motion and time-lapse footage from natural landscapes and from cities,...
College Hill: Outdoor Worship Services
For the past five weeks, one of the locations of our two-sited congregation has hosted services outside to have a safer worship experience during the Corona crisis. As we are located near the campus...
RPCI: Online Camps
The Irish RP Church will be running their Junior Camps online this year. Boys Discovery Camp and Girls Discovery Camp are for boys and girls 10-12 years old. This Camp will run online from...
Battle of Marston Moor: Anniversary
Today (2nd July) is the anniversary of one of the largest battles ever fought on British soil, the Battle of Marston Moor. The Battle of Marston Moor was fought just outside York on 2nd...
Hope for Hard Times
Deaths from drug overdoses in the United States jumped more than 11 percent during the first four months of this year. The U.S. government said increased anxiety, social isolation and depression during the coronavirus quarantines led...