Last evening the presynodical service for the 2024 PRC Synod was held at Trinity PRC (Hudsonville, MI). Rev. G. Eriks led the service, having served as president of the 2023 PRC Synod. (See photos below) You may find his sermon posted here, "Walking in the Wisdom from Above."
Today the 2024 PRC Synod officially convenes and begins its sessions, appointing officers and approving committee assignments. Following that, synod will proceed with the examination of Seminarian Arend Haveman, who will deliver his specimen sermon before the body beginning around 10 a.m. (photo below).
Synod will then turn to its work, allowing committees to begin preparing advice on the matters assigned to them. The five professors from the PR Theological Seminary also serve as advisors to the five committees appointed.
Pray for the delegates, the officers, and for Sem. Haveman, that they may have grace to do their tasks in faithfulness to the Lord and His Word.
Officers of the 2024 PRC Synod: President: Rev. W. Langerak; VP: Rev. R. Smit; 1st Clerk: Rev. J. Engelsma; 2nd Clerk: Rev. C. Spronk
Above left - delegates arise to assent to the Formula of Subscription; right - synod at work
The Committee assignments may be found below.
Day One Report from the second clerk:
Last night Rev. Garry Eriks, president of synod 2023, led the pre-synodical service at Trinity PRC, bringing the word of God from James 3:13-18. This morning he led in opening devotions as synod convened at 8:00am in the fellowship hall of Trinity. He declared synod properly constituted after the credentials of the twenty delegates (ten each from Classis East and Classis West) were read and approved by synod. Also present today were five professors who serve as advisors at synod, and two representatives from sister churches, Rev. Vernon Ibe (from the Protestant Reformed Churches in the Philippines) and Elder Tang Yoon Chuan (from Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church in Singapore).
Elected as the officers of Synod 2024 were: President, Rev. Bill Langerak; Vice President, Rev.Richard Smit; First Clerk, Rev. Joshua Engelsma; Second Clerk Rev. Clay Spronk.
Chairman Langerak appointed a committee of committees to assign the delegates to fivecommittees of pre-advice (see attached document for the committee assignments).
Synod approved an examination schedule for the exam of Senior Seminarian Arend Haveman. Brother Haveman delivered a specimen sermon on Matt. 11:28-30. Synod adopted a recommendation to approve the brother’s sermon and to proceed to his oral examination. We are thankful for the brother’s ability to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ and pray that God will equip him for the rest of the examination. The oral examination on dogmatics will take place tomorrow beginning a little after 8:00am.
Around 11:00am synod recessed for the day to allow the committee’s of pre-advice to begin theirwork.
For Synod 2024,
Rev. C. Spronk, Second Clerk
