Succession of the Stated Clerks of the
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America, General
Synod [RPCNA,GS: 1833 - 1965]
Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod [RPC,ES: 1965 -
1982]
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Term
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Name
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Years of Service
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1802 - 1836
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35
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1837 - 1873
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John Niel McLeod, D.D.
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37
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1874 - 1885
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David Steele, D.D., LL.D.
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12
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(Also in 1870, when Dr. McLeod
was moderator)
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1886 - 1913
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James Y. Boice, D.D.
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28
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(1906 - 1907, John H. Kendall,
D.D., when Dr. Boice was moderator and
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retiring moderator)
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1914 - 1918
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James L. Chestnut, D.D.
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5
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1919 - 1941
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L.A. Benson, D.D.
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23
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1942 - 1959
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Robert W. Stewart, D.D.
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18
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(1954, Samuel S.Ward, when Dr.
Stewart was moderator)
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1960 - 1970
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11
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On April 11, 1965, the Reformed
Presbyterian Church in North America, General
Synod merged
with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church [formerly the Bible Presbyterian Church, Columbus Synod], to become the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod. Rev. Meiners continued on as Stated Clerk for the newly formed RPCES. |
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1971 - 1982
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Paul R. Gilchrist, Ph.D.
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12
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On July 10, 1982, the RPC,ES came
into the PCA through the process of joining and receiving.
Dr. Gilchrist later served the PCA as its Stated Clerk for eleven years, from 1988 until 1998. |
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