News and Events Archive 2016
Louisiana Flood Relief
August 26, 2016
Christ Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge is collecting donations and distributing to areas of need. Mail can be sent to:
Christ Presbyterian Church8025 Antioch Rd
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
Or contact the church via phone at 225-751-2065.
There are numerous sources to help you stay abreast of news regarding the Louisiana flooding and aftermath. At this time, The Advocate is providing extensive coverage. Advocate staff also have something of a photojournal with brief stories on their Humans of the Water Facebook page.
2016 Presbytery Dates
August 11, 2016
The 2016 dates for the various CREC presbyteries have been set. In alphabetical order by presbytery, these dates are:
- Anselm: October 11–13
- Athanasius: November 8–9
- Augustine: October 6–7
- Calvin: October 4–6
- Knox: September 20–22
- Tyndale: September 26–27
- Wycliffe: October 21
Transitions for Christ Church Spokane, Joost Nixon
June 4, 2016
Christ Church in Spokane, WA, recently celebrated the installation of Kenton Spratt as its lead pastor. Pastor Spratt is a graduate of Regent College, where he studied under J. I. Packer. Previously, he has pastored other churches in Canada and Washington. He and his wife Sheryl have two grown children.
After 15 years of pastoring and church planting in the Northwest, Christ Church Spokane’s former lead pastor, Joost Nixon, is returning to his roots in missions. He joins Training Leaders International, where he is responsible for overseeing the planting and staffing of pastoral training schools in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
CREC Council 2017
May 31, 2016
The triennial CREC (general) Council will meet November 13–15, 2017. Further information to follow.
CREC Web Site Relaunch
May 30, 2016
After some eight years of service, the old version of crechurches.org has been retired!
The new site features a redesign appropriate for the new CREC logo adopted in the fall of 2015, fully responsive design for better mobile viewing, and an all-new database and search engine to make it easier to find churches by country, state/province, city, or presbytery.
Other new features will be added soon.
Summer Sanctus Northwest 2016
May 20, 2016
Summer Sanctus Northwest 2016 runs July 6–9 at Riverview Bible Camp in Washington. Speakers include Gene Helsel, Gordon Wilson, Toby Sumpter, and Terry Tollefson.
For more details and registration information, visit the Summer Sanctus Northwest web site.
Summer Sanctus 2016 (Texas)
May 20, 2016
The Summer Sanctus Christian Student Camp returns for 2016, running from June 20–23. The event is held at Disciples Crossing Camp in Athens, Texas. This year’s speaker is Uri Brito, Senior Pastor of Providence Church in Pensacola, Florida and editor of The Church-Friendly Family.
Registration for 2016 remains open until June 3. For further details, visit the Summer Sanctus web site.