Classis Hudson will meet on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the Crossroads Community Christian Reformed Church in Flanders, NJ. The agenda deadline is April 2, 2012. All reports, overtures, and other requests should be submitted to the Stated Clerk by that date in order to include items in the agenda.
Rev. Ken Bieber, pastor of Christ Community CRC in East Islip, NY will be giving a presentation to the Northeast Regional Conference of the Evangelical Missiological Society on Saturday, March 17. His paper, entitled "Assessing the Global City," addresses the mission of the church against the backdrop of global urbanization. His talk is part of a day-long conference in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Roland Allen's publication: Missionary Methods: Saint Paul's or Ours? The conference is being held at the First Baptist Church of Flushing, NY. For conference information and registration, click here.
This coming April 16-18, the first "Prayer Summit" in the history of the Christian Reformed Church will take place at All Nations CRC in Lake View Terrace, California. Pastors, prayer leaders, and intercessors from across the US and Canada will come together to pray for the CRC and its North American and worldwide mission. The gathering is not designed as a conference to provide information about prayer, but a "summit," focused on praying to our Triune God in response the the Lord's invitation "that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone" (I Timothy 2:1). Prayer leaders and pastors from Classis Hudson are encouraged to attend this important gathering. More information can be found on the prayer summit page.
Classis Hudson met on January 26, 2012, at Faith Community CRC in Wyckoff. Details can be found here.At this meeting, Candidate Mary Stegink was examined and admitted to the Ministry of the Word in the CRC. The ordination service is scheduled for February 11 at 2pm at the Ridgewood CRC. Friends are invited to join in this joyful time for the church and its new pastor.
Classis Hudson celebrates with Cedar Hill CRC the acceptance of a call to Rev. Christian Pedersen. He will be installed at a special service on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at 3 PM. Please consider joining in this time of joy, celebration, and renewal.
The winter meeting of Classis Hudson will take place on Thursday, January 26 at Faith Community CRC in Wyckoff. Rev. Steve Wolma will chair the meeting. The agenda for the meeting can be found here.