Classis East Report
This report documents the proceedings of Classis East of the Protestant Reformed Churches from September-October 2014, focusing on a dispute regarding the authority to change the date of the annual Prayer Day service. The classis ultimately upheld protests against its May 2014 decision, rescinding the requirement that such changes must be made through overture to broader assemblies, based on an interpretation of Article 67 of the Church Order.
September 10, 2014 with a continued Session on October 15, 2014 Grandville Protestant Reformed Church Classis East met in regular session on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 with a continued session on October 15, 2014. All the churches were represented by two delegates. Rev. R. VanOverloop was the chairman for these sessions. What occasioned the continued session on October 15th was the decision of the September 10th session to place four protests against the decision of Classis at its May...
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