Book Review: The Covenanters
THE COVENANTERS – A History of the Church in Scotland from the Reformation to the Revolution, James King Hewison, Banner of Truth Trust, 2019, hbk, Vol. 1 504 pages, Vol. 2 608 pages, £40.00. A...
Hope for today from a past crisis
In 1836, a typhus epidemic hit Scotland. The minister in my own congregation in Stranraer at the time was William Symington. As both his unpublished diaries and a memoir written by his sons reveal,...
From the Archives…
We know the coronavirus is not the first plague strike the earth. If the Lord tarries, it will not be the last. John Mitchell, a historian who works with Reformed Presbyterian archives was asked...
RP Book Reviews: Edgar
History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, 1871–1920 Dr. William J. Edgar | Crown & Covenant Publications | 2019, 232 pp., $25 | DNA testing has become a popular way for people...
Reformation in Ireland
Kellswater church (Ballymena, Co Antrim) held their 10th Reformation Commemoration Meeting on 30th October. The speaker was the Rev Trevor Kirlkand from Doagh & Ballyclare Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) and the subject was...
Covenanter Honoured in Stranraer
Last month a new plaque was unveiled marking the ministry of the Covenanter John Livingstone in Stranraer from 1638-48. You can read more about this on the Stranraer RPC website by clicking here.
Stranraer RP featured in local publication
We have just discovered that our church building featured in a 2016 publication entitled Church Buildings in Wigtownshire, by John R. Hume! In a helpful introduction to the book, Hume notes the pivotal role...
Reformation Story: James Gavin
Reformation Tours is a ministry of the RPCS. At Reformation Tours we believe it’s important to not only keep alive the major events of Scotland’s Reformation and the Covenanters but also the individual stories...
Talk on William Symington
Rev. Stephen Steele, minister of Stranraer RPCS, recently gave a talk on Rev. William Symington. You can listen to the talk, view the presentation, and access some of the sources mentioned by going to...
Convoy RPC Outreach
Every year the small country town of Convoy (located in Donegal, Ireland) takes part in ‘Heritage Week’. This year the Convoy RP Church got involved! Jayne Long from the Convoy congregation tells us more:...
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