Presbytery of Philadelphia: Ministries

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Our Ministries

In addition to all of the ministries which each individual congregation has within their immediate communities, the Presbytery functions through central committees to provide for outreach of various kinds within the region. The Presbytery also uses committees to perform other types of oversight and administrative duties. These committees are staffed by ministers and elders elected to those positions by their fellow presbyters, and they serve the regional church and, at times, the individual congregations as there is need.

To visit the home page for any of these ministries, just click on the ministry title. (Note: not all ministries have a dedicated web page at the present time)

CHURCH EXTENSION & HOME MISSIONS	The CCEHM has oversight over both new locations of churches within the Presbytery as well as efforts to seek out desireable locations for new churches. Included in this committee's efforts is the work of Area Home Missions Coordinators who work within three distinct regions.
	Class	Ministers	Elders
	2011	Wilson L. Cummings, Tim W. Young	William H. Tobin (Covenant, Reading)
	2012	Jonathan F. Peters, Wendell S. Stoltzfus (chairman)	George Vonhof (Trinity, Hatboro), Drew E. Van Dyk (Emmanuel, Wilmington, DE)

FOREIGN MISSIONS	The newest committee of the Presbytery, these men work to promote and facilitate within the Presbytery a greater concern and zeal for, active participation in, and a more diligent excercise of the means of grace on behalf of the work of the OPC's foreign missions.
	Class	Members
	2011	Matthew Stephan
	2012	William F. Snodgrass
	2013	Robert P. Harting, Jr. (chairman)

DIACONAL MINISTRIES	The Committee on Diaconal Ministries is designed to aid the local diaconates (board of deacons) of the OPC churches and mission works within the region of the Presbytery, and also serves as the liaison with the Committee on Diaconal Ministries of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in matters of mutual concern.
	Class	Members
	2012	David S. Burkett (Calvary, Glenside), Richard S. MacLaren

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK	This committee's function is to promote covenant and non-covenant young people’s work especially through scheduling and planning youth rallies in the local churches, as well as to provide encouragement and support to local youth groups, the French Creek Bible Conferences, and other activities that provide ministry by and for the young people of the regional church.
	Class	Members
	2012	Ross H. Ritter
	2013	Matthew D. Stephan
	2014	William P. Snodgrass

CANDIDATES AND CREDENTIALS	The C&C is tasked with examination of all candidates for the ministry within the Presbytery, and is also responsible for the oversight and evaluation of the Presbytery's licentiates, and accordingly advises the Presbytery of the same, in accordance with the provisions of the Form of Government of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
	Class	Ministers	Elders
	2012	John Currie, Carl R. Trueman	Tom Tomer (Trinity, Hatboro)
	2012	J. Mark Sallade, Harry R. McLeod, Larry J. Westerveld (chairman)	Timothy D. Krizan (Emmanuel, Wilmington, DE)

MINISTERIAL OVERSIGHT	This committee provides a means through which presbytery can exercise oversight of its members, and also serves to provide an office through which members of presbytery may seek counsel regarding their labors.
	Class	Ministers	Elders
	2012	George F. Morton	Charles T. DeBoer (Trinity, Easton)
	2013	Harry R. McLeod	Charles R. Scott (Living Hope, Allentown)
	2014	Thomas A. Foh	Timothy D. Krizan (Emmanuel, Wilmington, DE)

CHURCH VISITATION & SESSION RECORDS	The responsibilities of this committee include visiting with each congregation and Session within the regional church every three years, so as to determine and report to the Presbytery regarding their spiritual health, and to provide advice or counsel to Sessions which specifically request it. The committee also reviews all Session records to confirm their adherance to proper form and the appropriateness of their content.
	Class	Members
	2012	Richard A. Shaw
	2013	Richard S. MacLaren (chairman)
	2014	David S. Burkett (Calvary, Glenside)

FRATERNAL RELATIONS	These men have the task of arranging for the exchange of corresponding members of neighboring presbyteries and classes of denominations with which the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church exchanges fraternal delegates.
	Class	Members
	2012	Douglas A. Watson
	2013	David S. Burkett (Calvary, Glenside)

JUDICIAL MATTERS, APPEALS AND COMPLAINTS	Receives appeals and complaints addressed to the Presbytery, and reviews them to determine if they are in order and are properly before the Presbytery; gathers, summarizes and indexes any pertinent documents in each case; and recommends to the Presbytery how the procedings should be ordered. The committee also conducts a preliminary investigation if charges have been brought to the Presbytery.
	Class	Members
	2011	A. Leroy Greer
	2012	Timothy D. Krizan
	2013	Harry R. McLeod

NOMINATIONS	The Nominations committee recommends to the Presbytery - after confirming with each individual considered - nominees for each of the open positions on the various Presbytery committees.
	Class	Members
	2012	Robert M. Meeker
	2013	Robert A. Minnig
	2014	William F. Snodgrass