Our Standards
Directory for the Public Worship of God
- The Principles of Public Worship
- Elements of Ordinary Public Worship
- The Administration of the Sacraments
- Public Reception of Church Members
- Special Occasions of Public Worship
Preface
The purpose of this Directory is to express the Church's common understanding of the principles and practice of public worship that is Reformed according to the Scriptures and, subordinately, to the Confession and Catechisms. Where practices are understood by the Church to be required by the Word of God, either expressly or by good and necessary consequence, they are mandated. In matters of circumstance and form in worship not specifically provided for in Scripture, the Directory provides guidance for their ordering according to the light of nature and Christian prudence, consonant with the general rules of the Word.
The Directory seeks to make clear this distinction in its use of language. The following denotations used in the Directory are to be understood as indicated. The first category denotes practices that are required by the Word of God.
1. Practices that are mandated are denoted by "shall," "will," "is to be," "must," and "
Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)
The Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) is a Protestant denomination that was founded by separating from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in The headquarters for the Orthodox Presbyterian Church is located in Willow Grove, PA.
The Orthodox Presbyterian Church consists of approximately churches nationwide.*
Have updated information for the Orthodox Presbyterian Church? Suggest a correction.
View the Orthodox Presbyterian Church Directory listings on USA Churches.
Contact Information:
Phone: ()Fax: ()
Official Website:
* Data for number of churches collected in and used with permission by The Association of Religion Data Archives (); original source: National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches.
Finding the Locations of Vacant Pulpits.
The Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension has been assigned by the General Assembly with the responsibility of posting on this website a Vacant Pulpits List containing the names and contact information of OP churches whose pulpits have been declared vacant by their presbyteries. If you are looking for a ministry position in the OPC, downloading and reviewing the Vacant Pulpits List is a good place to start.
If your congregation has recently lost its pastor and you are their representative in the search for the man of God’s choosing to be their new pastor, please email a@
Guidelines for Calling a Pastor
The 43rd () General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church requested the Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension to develop guidelines for congregations to follow in discovering, evaluating and calling a pastor. A subcommittee of the Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension studied this request and developed a list of Guidelines for Calling a Pastor for use by the churches and presbyteries.
&#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; Ministries at Home
&#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#;&#; and Abroad
&#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; Ministerios Dom&#;sticos
&#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; &#; e Internacionales
(Para los ministerios de habla hispana, favor de ir a )
(For ministries in Spanish, please go to: )
&#; &#; &#; &#; Adem&#;s del trabajo hecho por la Iglesia Presbiteriana Ortodoxa por sus varias iglesias locales y regionales, la IPO ha establecido varios comit&#;s al ministro en un nivel nacional. Debajo son las conexiones a individuos, as&#; como documentos que han sido desarrollados por los comit&#;s de servir la iglesia.
&#; &#; &#;&#; In addition to the work done by the Orthodox Presbyterian Church through its various local and regional churches, the OPC has established various committees to minister on a national level. Below are links to individuals, as well as documents that have been developed by the committees to serve the church.
Comit&#; en Capellanes y Personal Militar &#; Committee on Chaplains
Evagrius ponticus orthodox union It examines the complex reception of his works following the Council of Constantinople in , highlighting how different cultural contexts shaped perceptions of his writings—particularly the . Nirbhay gujjar biography in hindi In this edition of Tarikh, Divyanshi talks about Nirbhay Singh Gurjar, born in Panchdeori, Uttar Pradesh in , was a notorious dacoit known as the "Last Lion of Missing: biography. Scholar school abul fazal image The Scholar School is established and run by Human Welfare Foundation. Presently in its infant stage,it is destined to grow as a full-fledged senior secondary school offering 10+2 C.B.S.E. . Frans lanting artist biography Frans Lanting An internationally renowned Dutch-born photographer Frans Lanting captures on film arresting images that illuminate seldom-seen aspects of the natural world and excite a . Abhijit bhaduri biography of abraham The story follows a young boy who lives in a railway colony with his modest Missing: abraham. Elizabeth lee animal communicator reviews Elizabeth has been practicing animal communication professionally since She studied with leaders in the field, Penelope Smith and Carol Gurney. Missing: reviews. Isaki lacuesta biography of martin luther king Martin Luther King, Jr., deftly interweaves the history of the civil rights movement with King's rise to fame and influence and includes fascinating insight into factions within the Missing: isaki lacuesta.
Biographies you may also like