Welcome and Installation Services

Five RCA churches have voted to leave the RCA and join the PCA. The Chicago Metro Presbytery has met with, examined and approved the pastors and elders of these churches during 2014.

On October 15, 2014, the churches were officially approved by this Presbytery to join the PCA. On February 1, 2015 at 3:00 pm the pastors and elders will be installed at a celebration event at First Reformed Church in Lansing, IL.

All are welcome to come celebrate these five churches meeting together and joining the PCA.

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Living Hope Church in byFaith Online

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Organization Service for Lincoln Square Presbyterian Church

Please join us for the organization service for Lincoln Square Presbyterian Church:

Sunday, March 4 at 4:30 pm

Waters Elementary School

4540 North Campbell Avenue

Chicago, IL [Map it]

LSPC website: http://www.lincolnsquarepres.org/

Ministry in Asia

Paul Taylor shares this newsletter with us about the ministries in Bangladesh and Manila, here is an excerpt of the newsletter, you can read more here:


After these meetings, we traveled a couple of hours to Rangamati which is the central town for the Chakma people.  The king lives there.  It is the nicest town in the Hill Tracts.  I had not been into the town before only passed by going between Bandarban and Khagrachary.  This is the area where about 2000 have decided that they want to leave the Buddhist religion and become Christians. 

They are doing this in a very organized way.  Some key folks had the idea and decided that it would be best if a large group of them make the step at once.  So they began seeking signatures of people who would like to make that move and had 2000 people sign.  The reasons that they are giving for making the switch are:

1. Buddhism says that they are not to kill animals, but they have been doing it consistently for food, so they feel like they’re always sinning.
2. They didn’t have any way to “unload” the sin.  Buddhism offers no way.
3. They consequently had no assurance of being able to be saved.
4. And they had heard that Christianity gives answers to each of these issues. 

So they organized themselves into a committee and appealed to some Baptists to baptize them.  They were baptized.  They then began to look for someone to teach them about the Christian faith.  The Lord led them to Bijoy, one of the pastors and leaders in the Presbyterian Church of Bangladesh, who offered to help them.  That was about four months ago. 

The PCB has now assigned their best missionary for at least one year, and a second fellow that is not supported by either the PCB or MTW.  Those two have moved there and are being used to disciple these young Christians. 

God is at work.  His story of grace is being written on the hearts of men.

Bike Ride Through the City

Dan Adamson, Pastor of Cityview Presbyterian Chicago:

In the 9 months I have been at Cityview, my goal has been simply to get a group of people who will love God, love each other and love our city. We have seen growth in all three areas recently. In regards to loving our city, we have monthly gathered at a local bar/restaurant for Pint nights. These gatherings not only facilitate community with one another but it gives our congregation another chance to enjoy the neighborhood our church meets in.

Recently a group from our church went on a bike ride through the city. To watch our group ride down Washington street, on the lake front and then ending at a great Mexican restaurant in Pilsen was wonderful. To enjoy the beauty of our city as a church is a wonderful way to promote our vision for this church.