Organization of Unity PRC
This article documents the organizational worship service and establishment of a new Protestant Reformed Church congregation called "Unity PRC" in October-November 2019, including the theological rationale for the church's name drawn from Ephesians 4:3-4 and the election of officebearers. The resource celebrates God's providential hand in the rapid formation of this new congregation while emphasizing the spiritual unity of the church under Christ's headship and the importance of maintaining that unity through Word study and Christian discipline.
Submitted by Ruth Nobel and Judy VanTil Unity. What a beautiful name! At the organizational worship service on October 30, 2019, Pastor A. Lanning (Byron Center PRC) gave three reasons why this name is wonderful: when we say unity, it is a confession of an attribute of the church -- its oneness, as described in the Apostle's Creed, an holy catholic church; when we say unity, we point to the church's head, Christ, since He is the foundation of unity; when we say unity, we are reminding each...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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