Hello,

I have been visiting this board for about three years. I finally decided to join after reading ~~Susita~~'s post/thread asking for book recommendations.

I live in snowy Vermont with my parents and siblings.

We are members of a very small congregation of the WPCUS, without a pastor (we were not able to sustain a call to our pastor). There are no congregations in our area which subscribe to the Westminster Standards including the Directory for Public Worship. So for now (since we have no pastor) all of the congregational members are attending Faith Presbyterian Church (PCA) in the mornings and the First Congregational Church (an OPC pastor) in Merrimack, NH for some evenings.

Carolann

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Carolann Sweeney
Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States
East Concord, Vermont

to the PuritanBoard !!

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Briant Holley
Grace Reformed Baptist Church
Husband to Barbara, Father of Alexis, Justin, and Lacey
Silver Creek, MS

Welcome, Ma'am.

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Member of TRBC. My Blog
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Welcome to the Puritan Board!

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
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Welcome!

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Bill Brown
Elder
Grace Baptist Church
Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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It's great to have you here!

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Psa 55:17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
James Farley, Wilderness Road Baptist Assembly.
Husband of Melissa and father of Ann.
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Chris Poe--Attending Grace Community Baptist Church, Mandeville, LA

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Welcome

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Lon Wadkins (Jesup, Iowa)
New Covenant Fellowship, OPC
Independence, Iowa

to the Puritanboard. Nice to have you.

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~Jay~
Husband of ENS, father of J II. | Indian Trail, NC
Teacher Aide, Union County Public Schools, NC
Communicant Member, Precentor | Presbyterian Reformed Church of Charlotte, NC | Presbyterian Reformed Church

Welcome! It's encouraging to see young people interested in the things of God.

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor
Maranatha Baptist Church
Poplar Grove, Illinois USA
http://maranatha-sbc.org/
"When a denomination begins to consider doctrine divisive, theology troublesome, and convictions inconvenient, consider that denomination on its way to a well-deserved death." Dr. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

, Carolann! As to your church situation, well, we've "been there, done that, got the tee shirt..." However, the Lord is gracious and He will provide for you!

We will keep you in prayer: . And we're so glad to have you here!

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Margaret
Free Church of Scotland [Continuing]
Michigan

"He must increase, but I must decrease." - John 3:30

Greetings!

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~James Helbert~, Wytheville, VA
Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church, RPCUS
TheBibleAlone.com / The Edinburgh Inn
"Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?” - Zechariah 3:2

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Davidius
Husband of Emilia
Member: First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Durham (RPCNA) - Durham, NC
Student: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, German Literature and Classics

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Good to see you online. Welcome.

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Rev. Adam King
Minister without a call (WPCUS)
Stated Supply: Reformed Presbyterian Church
Sterling, KS

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Daniel Ritchie
Saintfield, Northern Ireland - Queen's University, Belfast:History/Politics
Member of Dromara Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland (Covenanter)

Thanks to all for the welcome.

Margaret, were you at the last Free Church of Scotland Continuing Family Conference? I think I remember you from there. Thanks for your encouragement, and I'm glad to hear that your situation is working out.

Hello, Mr. King. Glad to hear you are doing well.

~Jay~ and Mr. Ritchie, thanks for the thanks.

Carolann

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Chris Coldwell
Lakewood Presbyterian Church (PCA), Member
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Welcome Carolann,

How exciting to have a Vermonter on the Board. I think you might be the third. I was born in Windsor, the birthplace of Vermont and raised in Windsor and Hartland along the Connecticut river. That makes me a true native.

I hope you enjoy your time here. I do pray you find some stability in your church situation. That is frustrating.

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I just know there's got to be a pony in here somewhere!

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I have no doubt that you will find this site a real blessing.

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Satch Chikhlia, Reformed Baptist, Surrey, England

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Heylo! and Welcomies to the Puritan Board!

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Nikki Edmond
New Beginnings Believers Bible Fellowship (Family's Church), Non-Denom
Los Angeles, CA
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Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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Harmony Baptist Church (Member)
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Greetings and welcome!

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Sterling Harmon
Coventry, CT
PCA
Deacon
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"Whatever is laudable in our works proceeds from the grace of God."
-- John Calvin, Institutes III:xv.3.

"Our Lord God must be a good man, to be fond of worthless fellows. I cannot like them, and yet I, myself, am one."
-- Martin Luther, Table Talk

Yes, Carolann, my husband and I were there! Did we meet? I thought I'd met almost everyone there! It was a fantastic conference, I thought, and the one this year promises to be likewise. At that time, last August, all we had was a prayerful hope that a preaching station could be established here - and now, just 7 months later, the Lord has certainly blessed us and, we pray, our new minister and his family by bringing them here.

I pray also that His blessings will come to you and to your family in great and abounding measure!!!

Welcome.

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Dave Hall
Elgin, Texas
Ruling Elder
Providence Presbyterian Church, OPC (near Austin, TX)

"A Jedi's strength flows from the Java." - Yoda (paraphrased)

Hello and welcome!


P.S. Our church spent a little over two years searching for a pastor.

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Ian Kemmerer
Covenant Presbetyrian Church,Reading,PA
Fleetwood,PA

"Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart, And all is darkened in the vale of tears, Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart, Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears. Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay From His own fullness all He takes away."