A Note from Brian

Later this month, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) will gather in Louisville, Kentucky, for our annual General Assembly. According to our denomination’s Book of Church Order, “The General Assembly is the highest court of this Church, and represents in one body all the churches thereof.” Both ruling and teaching elders from all over the United States, and even some laboring outside our country, will serve as commissioners to consider matters that affect the ministry of the PCA as a whole.

All four DPC pastors (as teaching elders), and Scott Hulstrand (as a ruling elder), will serve as commissioners in Louisville. Typically the most labor-intensive portion of the Assembly is when it considers overtures. (These are formal requests to make a change that would affect our denomination, or to perform a particular action that requires denominational approval.) Prior to this year, the record number of overtures was 63. This year, we will consider 90. 

Please pray for the commissioners from DPC, and for the Assembly as a whole. Pray for our worship together, our love for the Lord’s church, our love for each other, and needed discernment. DPC will provide some summary of the Assembly later this summer, if you would like to learn more about what happened.