Here is a list of the open pulpits. There may be some more since this list was compiled this summer. If you know of others, please bring them to the attention of this list. Brothers, we have about 80 congregations (including US mission stations) and this number is HUGE. Pray for us!

Here are the congregations without a pastor:

• Atlanta, GA (Dr. Frank Smith is pulpit supply)
• Berkshire, MA
• East Rochester, NY
• Hazelton, PA
• Second Indianapolis (Senior Pastor and Associate Pastorates)
• Kasumingaoka, Japan (Japanese is a must- but you get to sing from a Japanese Psalter!)
• Los Angeles, CA (They have called a man, but it has not been passed on by his presbytery)
• Manhattan, Kansas (This is not Redeemer Pres in Manhattan- it is a bit smaller)
• Meadville, PA (close to RPTS if you want to do a D.Min)
• Owego, NY (very old, established congregation)
• Seattle, WA (not Driscoll's church)
• Sterling, KS (this one has a great little college in the town in which the pastor historically has taught)
• Topeka, KS (the capitol- a great group of people with a beautiful building)
• Westminster, CO (I know nothing about them- Ask Adam King, I believe he has preached there)
• Westminster (Chicago), IL (I am going here tomorrow. Great group and very committed to growing)
• Wichita, KS
  

Please keep us in prayer as we seek God's blessing to supply our need for men (and men who are called, not just any men )

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Pastor Nathan Eshelman, Los Angeles, CA
Reformed Presbyterian Church
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Los Angeles Reformed Presbyterian Church
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Puritan Reformed Seminary

Wichita has called a man as well.

Praying for these churches and the men that God is preparing to lead them.

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Ivan R. Schoen, B.A., M.A., M.L.I.S.
Pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church (SBC)
Poplar Grove, IL, USA
http://maranatha-sbc.org

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Benjamin P. Glaser, M. Div, Licentiate, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Member Fairmount ARP Church
Pittsburgh, PA

Deo Vindice

Who told you?

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Jeff Bartel
Mechanical Engineer
Member - Trinity Reformed Church - RPCNA

"To believe in the power of man in the work of regeneration is the great heresy of Rome, and from that error has come the ruin of the Church. Conversion proceeds from the grace of God alone, and the system which ascribes it partly to man and partly to God is worse than Pelagianism" (The Reformation in England (London, 1962), Vol. 1, p. 98)

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I have some insider information.

You can add East Rochester NY to your list as well, Nate.

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Rob S.
New Creation RPC
Kitchener, ON

Is that a plant, or a recent opening. I know there is a Rochester, NY congregation- but what is East?

Nathan,

Laramie, WY is not without a pastor. Bob Hemphill is working as the church planter there. We got to hear his encouraging report at the midwest presbytery meeting this week.

Blessings on your trip to minister to the brothers in Chicago!

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Rev. Adam King
Minister in the RPCNA
Pastor,Trinity Reformed Church
Wichita, KS

Thanks Adam. I will remove that one from the list!

Sorry. It is known as the Rochester RPC, but it is actually in East Rochester (A *very* important distinction if you are getting directions online. Incidentally, they meet in what was formerly an Episcopal church. There is also an Episcopal church at the exact same address in Rochester. Believe me, with a situation like that, the hijinks are ready to ensue. )

So yes, it is the Rochester RPC.

I saw that on Facebook about Bill Chellis but I haven't heard where he is going. We visited the Rochester RPC last year and enjoyed the visit very much.

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Andrew

Praying.

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John
Member
Christ Presbyterian Church (OPC)
Salt Lake City, Utah
www.christpres.net

Is Owego in Atlantic Presbytery?

No, it is in the St. Lawrence Presbytery.

Glad I saw that Rob... Almost mailed a letter to the wrong place

Hi Nathan,
Is Seattle Vacant now?
Did Rev. Piper retire?

Rick.

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Rick Taron
Bellingham URC.
Everson, WA.

Praying.

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Diane
God is Good and we're not.
All Saints Episcopal
Anchorage, AK

Pastor Piper retired this year.

Did Pastor Chellis accept a call somewhere?

This long list grieves me. There must be a shortage of pastors. What needs to happen (serious question - I really want to know!).

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Tim Lindsay
member, Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church, Halifax, NS, Canada
Living in Cape Town, South Africa
"under the Southern Cross, at the foot of Table Mountain, not far from the Cape of Good Hope"

No, he did not. He resigned.

Explains why De Regnos Christi has been so quiet...

We need to pray that God would raise up the right men for each congregation. I have heard that this happens from time to time in the RP Church as men that came into the ministry together tend to retire around the same time. This creates openings and then ministers shift a bit to fill the needs. Then new guys (like myself) come in to fill in the other gaps.

We need to pray as well as support our seminarians (as the Heidelberg Catechism tells us to do!)