OPC | Orthodox Presbyterian Church

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Missionary Jennifer Kearney shares about her family's work in Mbale, Uganda, and a moment of connection between a student and her husband that she calls "precious"

On August 1, Timothy Brindle was installed as pastor of Church of the Covenant OPC in Hackettstown, NJ. May the Lord bless his ministry!

Missionary Bonnie Emmett shares about her work with her husband Travis in Karamoja, Uganda

CHURCH BUILDING OF THE WEEK | Faith OPC in Grand Forks, ND Faith OPC meets in a mall!

NEW HORIZONS FEATURE | War and Mercy in Ukraine In this month's New Horizons, managing editor Judith Dinsmore reports on the mercy ministry of Mark Aharkov and Kharkiv Presbyterian Church in Ukraine. Earlier this year, David Nakhla, general secretary for the Committee on Diaconal Ministries, visited Aharkov and KPC to see their work in food distribution to those affected by the war in Ukraine. Read the full article now: opc.org/nh.html?article_id=1…

Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 1 Peter 5:5

God hath appointed a day, wherein he will judge the world, in righteousness, by Jesus Christ, to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father. In which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged, but likewise all persons that have lived upon earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ, to give an account of their thoughts, words, and deeds; and to receive according to what they have done in the body, whether good or evil. WCF 33.1

Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.” Acts 10:34-35

On June 1, Cliff Foster was ordained and installed as a pastor of Oakland Hills Community in Farmington Hills, MI. May the Lord bless his ministry!

CHURCH BUILDING OF THE WEEK | Westminster OPC in Corvallis, OR

IN MEMORIAM | Rev. Lawrence J. Semel Rev. Lawrence Semel (left in photo) died on July 11, 2026, at the age of eighty years old after a prolonged battle with Parkinson’s. On June 9, 1972, Larry was ordained and installed as pastor of Nashua OPC in Nashua, Pennsylvania. In 1981, he began church planting in Morgantown, West Virginia, which led to his being installed as the first pastor of Reformation Presbyterian (OPC) in 1985. At Reformation and in the Presbytery of Ohio, Larry was known for his gentle demeanor and his powerful redemptive-historical, Christ-centered preaching.