On Sunday, September 14, 2014, the Councils of both Doon PRC and Faith PRC (Jenion, MI) announced new trios from which to issue calls.

Doon PRC's trio is for the purpose of calling a missionary to labor in the Philippines, for the replacement of Rev.R.Smit. Her trio consists of Revs.Cory Griess (Calvary PRC, Hull IA), Jonathan Mahtani (Cornerstone PRC, Dyer IN), and Clay Spronk (Peace PRC, Lansing, IL).

Faith PRC's trio is for the purpose of calling a pastor (vacant since Rev.A.Lanning took the call to serve as minister-on-loan in the Covenant ERC in Singapore). Her trio is made up of Revs.C.Griess (Calvary PRC, Hull IA), John Marcus (1st PRC, Edmonton), C.Spronk (Peace PRC, Lansing, IL).

Bothe congregations plan to vote from these trios on Sunday, Sept.21 in the evening service.

The special committee of Classis West announces that a special Officebearers' Conference on preaching will be held September 23, 2014 in Peace PRC, Lansing, IL, the day before the next meeting of Classis West (See note below about links to the audio versions of these speeches.)

The public is invited, but especially area officebearers - elders, deacons, and pastors are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be provided. Please contact the church or Rev.C.Spronk for more information.

The special flyer prepared for this event is posted below, as well as a pdf version of it for your own publication and posting.

*Note: The four speeches of this conference are now available in audio form on Peace PRC's Sermonaudio page. The links are provided here:

1. Developing Your Preaching Beyond Seminary - Missionary-pastor W.Bruinsma
2. The Important Place of Application in Reformed Preaching - Prof.B.Gritters
3. The Art of Making Christ-Centered Sermons, with Biblical Illustrations - Prof.R.Dykstra
4. The Elders' Supervision of the Preaching - Prof.R.Cammenga

Our sister church in Northern Ireland, Covenant PRC, Ballymena, has just released her latest newsletter. In the September 2014  Rev.Angus Stewart reports on the latest activities inside and outside the congregation, with special focus on the recent British Reformed Conference.

Be sure to read this newsletter to be better informed of what our "sister" and her pastor are doing in the British Isles. This newsletter is also attached here in pdf form (see below).

The September 1, 2014 issue of The Standard Bearer is presently out in print and being read by many. Are you one of them?

To find out the contents of this latest issue and discover what you may have been missing, see the cover image below. For subscription information, visit the "SB" website linked here.

First PRC of Grand Rapids, MI and the Reformed Witness Hour Committee announce the messages scheduled for September 2014 on the RWH program. 

Rev.Carl Haak, pastor of the Georgetown PRC in Hudsonville, MI, will complete his series on the OT prophecy of Jonah and give a special message in living a renewed life as baptized member of Christ and His church.

Below is the schedule of messages, which you will also find attached in pdf form.

For stations and times for listening to the RWH program, visit the RWH website.

The ninth issue of "Reformed News Asia" has been released by the Christian Literature Ministry of our sister church in Singapore, the Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church, and it is another issue filled with informative and edifying content (for information on the previous issue, #, visit this page)!

One of the special features of this issue is once again the devotions on the Belgic Confession, covering Articles 26-27 (see pdf attachment) on the topics of Christ's intercession and the holy catholic church. Written by Missionary-pastors M.MeGeown (Limerick Reformed Fellowship, Ireland) and D.Kleyn (the Philippines), these devotions on the BC take you through the month of September (Sept.4 - October 1) for the beginning of Sept., see issue 8). You will find great spiritual profit in using these devotions day by day.

In addition, the newsletter also contains information about the CLM's pamphlet and book ministries and about activities going on in the CERC, including some recent weddings and a special note of thanks to Prof.R.Dykstra and his wife Carol for their extended stay there this summer while Rev.A.Lanning was on furlough. (see picture below).

For more information on how to subscribe to this newsletter, visit this page on the CERC website.