Presbyterian Reformed Church, Epping
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The Presbyterian Reformed Church, Epping, is a congregation of the Presbyterian Reformed Church based in Epping, Sydney, Australia. It meets in the Epping Community Centre Hall, Oxford St, Epping, each Sunday at 10.30 am.
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[edit] History
The Presbyterian Reformed Church, also known as PRC, was formed in 1967 and is today made up of congregations in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu and Fiji.
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[edit] Ministry Team
The Presbyterian Reformed Church at Epping has a leadership that is made up of 4 elders (including the minister), together with 3 deacons. Each office bearer must adhere to the Westminster Confession of Faith of 1647, with some small admendments. The Church encourages the ministry of all members.
The Minister/Teaching Elder is the Rev. B. Arthur Adams, who is married, and has 2 boys.
Before his appointment to Epping, Arthur and his family served as missionaries in the Fiji Islands for 13 years. During this period, he served on the Faculty of the Fiji College of Theology and Evangelism as Academic Dean and lectured in Systematic Theology and Old Testament. Alongside of lecturing, Arthur was involved in planting an indigenous church and training its own elders. He also has lectured and preached in Cook Islands, Tonga, New Zealand, as well as Australia.
Arthur was set apart as minister of the Epping congregation in March 2006 and is also Principal of John Knox Theological College, of the Presbyterian Reformed Church of Australia. Arthur has theological degrees from Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, which includes a Ph.D.
