Report of Classis East of the PRCA
This is an official report from a March 2020 meeting of Classis East of the Protestant Reformed Churches in America, documenting the approval of Rev. David Overway's release from ministry, subsidy approvals, and the appointment of church officers to five vacant congregations. The report provides a valuable historical record of PRCA administrative proceedings and ecclesiastical governance during the early COVID-19 pandemic period.
At the request of the Consistories of Faith, Grace, and Hope, the Classical Committee of Classis East called for the convening of a meeting today to consider the request of Rev. David Overway to be released from the ministry according to Article 12 of the Church Order. Rev. Bruinsma led in opening devotions and declared classis properly constituted. Rev. N. Decker, by rotation, presided as chairman of the meeting. Because Michigan's governor signed an executive order banning assemblies of...
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