Dr Wayne Spear
Wayne Renwick Spear, age 90, of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, passed into glory on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Wayne died peacefully after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease and a sudden fall following worship at his...
Tribute to RPTS President Emeritus Jerry O’Neill
On Tuesday evening, I received word that former Reformed Presbytery Theological Seminary President Jerry O’Neill had passed into glory. My daughter, Celia, is married to his grandson, Ethan O’Neill. They had just seen Jerry...
Rev. Jim Wright Remembered
Psalm 116 says, “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.” On Sabbath morning, September 7, 2025, Rev. James “Jim” McLean Wright entered his heavenly rest. Rev. Wright was...
Rev. Kenneth McBurney Remembered
Rev. Kenneth Arden McBurney, 93, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2025, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born on May 26, 1931, in Beloit, Kansas, Kenneth spent his early years in Beloit and Hill City, and...
Dr. Denny Prutow: A Tribute by RPTS
The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary Board, Faculty, and Administration mourn the loss of Dr. Dennis “Denny” Prutow, our Professor of Homiletics & Pastoral Theology Emeritus and former Dean of Faculty. Surrounded by his loved...
Ken Smith: A Tribute by Barry York
I had heard from his son that it was coming a day or two prior. Yet the news of Ken Smith passing into glory on Friday, October 11, stilled me. I know for Ken,...
Remember your Leaders
On 4 March I lost my father-in-law, my friend, my mentor, my Pastor, my colleague in the ministry and seminary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland—the man who under God has had more...
A Servant Has Died
A giant of the faith has died. A servant of the Lord has entered his eternal rest. This servant impacted many. God had great plans for this servant when he knit him in his...
Gene Spear Remembered
Gene W. Spear, age 93, passed from this life on February 26th, 2021, at Forest Creek Memory Care in Overland Park, KS. He was born on August 14, 1927, on a dairy farm in Berryton,...
John Tweed: Shepherded Safely Home
One of the greatest privileges of being a pastor is shepherding people to the threshold of death — to read to them, to pray for them, and sing to them as they come toe-to-toe...
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