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Elder
Michael Jessop
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Our Pastor & Elders
Servants of the congregation, happy to speak with anyone who inquires.
Pastor
Pastor John Edgar
Our pastor since 2002 has been John Edgar. He preaches Sunday morning and evening, leads Sunday School, and our midweek meetings. He is happy to speak to inquirers. He has served as president of the Reformed Presbyterian Church’s Home Mission Board and White Lake Camp, and has served the local neighborhood as a co-chair of the McKinley Civic Association.
Prior to becoming our pastor, he taught middle-school mathematics in Hatfield, PA, high-school math and history in Philadelphia, and various math, history and religion courses for Peirce College in Philadelphia. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in 2002, having already earned degrees from Swarthmore College and Temple University. In 2023 he earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
He, his wife Evniki, and their three children live in Elkins Park.
The Session
Our Elders
Our elders shepherd the congregation, oversee worship and doctrine, and care for the spiritual life of the church.
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Elder
Duran Perkins
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Deacons
Our Deacons
Our deacons attend to the practical needs of the congregation and the ministry of mercy.
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Deacon
Roland Anye
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Deacon
Emil Nahm
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Deacon
Bob Allmond
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How We Govern
An open and accountable church
The congregation calls its own pastor and elects its elders and deacons to a permanent office. There is a congregational meeting early in the year to hear reports from the pastor, elders, treasurer, and deacons; to approve a budget for the year; and to deal with any other business. The congregation is a part of and overseen by the Atlantic Presbytery, which in turn is part of and overseen by the national Synod. Each higher body appoints a few elders to review the work of the lower.
Presbyterian church government is open and accountable. Our authority is the Bible — not tradition or a group of self-appointed men.