In a Church, as in any organization, it is easy to forget
portions of the work which have been superceded by later changes. At the
formation of the PCA, one of the founding presbyteries of the denomination
was the Carolina Presbytery, established in February of 1974 just months
after the organization of the denomination.
The Story of Carolina Presbytery:
The Organizing and First Two Years of Existence
By Charles Gene Parks, Sr.
Part I
In September, 1973, a month after the Northside Presbyterian Church and Fuller Memorial Church withdrew from the P.C.U.S., some elders at Northside began to look into the possibility of forming a presbytery in central and eastern North Carolina. A contact was made with the Fuller Church and they were ready to go with the idea. A contact was made with the Antioch and Progressive churches, but it was found that they had joined with the Provisional Vanguard Presbytery. The Unity Church of Denver, N.C., was contacted, but they were tied up with litigation and also had joined with the Provisional Vanguard Presbytery.
The Northside and Fuller churches had no alternative but to join with the Provisional Presbytery of Mid-Atlantic, which was organized in November, 1973.
The First General Assembly met at the Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in December, 1973. The ruling elder commissioners from the Northside Church were William H. Huffman, (William T. Stratford, alternate) and myself. We were blessed in a way that cannot be put into words as we saw history being made in the Presbyterian Church. We were honored to have a part in it. God certainly blessed the First General Assembly of the National Presbyterian Church.
There were several elders in the Northside and Fuller churches interested in having a presbytery in the central and eastern North Carolina area. But the Lord seemed to be leading Bill Huffman, Bill Stratford, and I to get things going immediately. Occurances that took place at Northside just prior to the First General Assembly meeting and happenings during the Assembly meeting led us to feel that the Lord would bless our efforts in working toward organizing a presbytery.
At the First General Assembly, Lewis Baker told us the complete story about the Antioch and Progressive churches and how they became a part of the Provisional Vanguard Presbytery. Lewis also told us that he believed the sessions of Antioch and Progressive would look with favor in forming a new presbytery. This was good news because with both these churches, Fuller Memorial, and Northside, as well as three ministers, we would have the minimum to form a presbytery. So with this word of encouragement, we returned to Burlington to get things started.
Soon after returning to Burlington, Bill Huffman, Bill Stratford, and myself got the approval of the Ecclesiastical Study Committee (a special committee of the Northside session) to pursue the necessary steps in getting representatives from all the churches we knew about to a preliminary meeting. There, we could find out if there would be sufficient interest in forming a presbytery.
The Antioch, Progressive, Fuller, and Unity churches were contacted, and they agreed to a preliminary meeting on January 12, 1974, at Northside in Burlington.
The Unity church, its pastor and leaders, had a large part in the early history of forming the new presbytery. In September of 1973, the pastor, Dewey Murphy, explained that they were so involved in litigation over the church property, that it seemed better to not get involved with forming a presbytery. But in late December, 1973, Dewey somewhat reluctantly said he would bring the matter to his session. He did, and they agreed to send representatives to the January 12, 1974 meeting. Dewey’s reluctance was because he knew that forming a new presbytery would take much time and traveling, and would take him away from his church. He and his session had already been through some very trying times with the P.C.U.S. over church property and associated issues.
Rev. David Hamilton, the pastor of Northside, was also reluctant to form a new presbytery. He felt the timing was not right and that the Mid-Atlantic Presbytery was sufficient for the needs of central and eastern North Carolina. Rev. Ned Worstal, pastor of the Fuller Church, was in favor of the venture.
On January 12, 1974, representatives from the Antioch, Unity, Progressive, White Oak, Fuller, and Northside churches gathered in Burlington to state their views on a new presbytery and to consider advantages and disadvantages. No one voiced any disadvantages. There was complete discussion in all areas, and each representative made his views clear on the subject. Then the following question was asked, “All in favor of doing whatever is necessary to organize a presbytery here in central and eastern North Carolina, please raise your right hand.” The reply was unanimous in favor. This was answered prayer. The organizational meeting was set for February 16, 1974, at the Northside Church. I was elected to be convener of the organization meeting and make all the arrangements for it. Representatives were asked to request their sessions and congregations to favor this venture and elect commissioners to the organization meeting. Each church responded in the affirmative except the White Oak church in Lucama, N.C. They are still part of the P.C.U.S.
Between the January meeting and the organization meeting, a letter was written to the stated clerk of General Assembly, Rev. Morton Smith, to make sure the way was clear to organize a presbytery. He assured us that the way was clear. (His letter is on file with presbytery records.)
Letters of invitation were sent to other churches that were thought to have an interest in witnessing the meeting. The elders, deacons, and women of Northside were wonderful in making complete arrangements to receive the commissioners.
February 16, 1974
The following men were present as commissioners for this historic occasion.
Ministers: J. Lewis Baker, David E. Hamilton, Dewey D. Murphy, and Edwin L. Worstall, Jr.
Ruling Elders: James Pollard – Antioch, Charles E. Spaulding – Fuller Memorial, Charles G. Parks and Roland E. Parton – Northside, William A. Norris – Progressive, and Eugene O. Wallace – Unity.
The meeting was called to order and opened with prayer. As the convener of the meeting, I made the following statement:
“The purpose of this meeting is to organize a presbytery in this part of North Carolina of all the churches through their commissioners that they have elected and sent here today. This presbytery will be organized reaffirming that Jesus Christ is the Head and King of the church and the only Lawgiver in Zion, and that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God written; and that we are committed without reservation to the reformed faith as set forth in the Westminster Confession and Catechisms; and the ultimate purpose of this presbytery and the churches therein is to glorify God.”
C. Gene Parks and J. Lewis Baker were elected moderator and stated clerk, respectively. The group then proceeded to the actual organization of the presbytery. The moderator read the resolution to form a presbytery, and all the commissioners came forward to sign the document. After the official signing of the resolution, the moderator made the following declaration: “The commissioners having signed the resolution of organization and the ministers having signed the covenant of agreement, and all being done in accord with the procedure as outlined by the stated clerk of the General Assembly of the National Presbyterian Church, and in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, I hereby declare this presbytery organized and in session.”
The presbytery joined in singing the hymn, “Praise Him Praise Him.” Mr. Steve A. White led in a prayer of thanksgiving. God had blessed every move and way we turned, and had answered prayer beyond our expectations.
Rev. William E. Hill, Jr. of Hopewell, Virginia gave a challenge to the presbytery from Matthew 6:18-19. The title of his message was “Upon this Rock I will build my Church.” Rev. Hill’s life and testimony have been a great blessing to many who were present at the meeting.
The next item to be considered was choosing the name of the presbytery. Voting was held by ballot, and the name chosen was “Carolina” proposed by Rev. Dewey Murphy.
Other business conducted was electing members to permanent committees, and electing representatives to General Assembly’s Boundaries Committee. The presbytery meeting was closed with a sermon by Rev. Reuben J. Wallace entitled “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Proverbs 29:18.
All that were present that day will never forget how it snowed and sleeted. The roads were slick and some had to travel a long way to get home. Although there was also a gasoline shortage, extra gasoline was provided by deacons at Northside.
As we adjourned that day I am sure that none of the commissioners had any idea how God would so richly bless Carolina Presbytery in the next few months, but He did certainly bless, beyond all expectations. Praise Him!
Part II
In this part of my Story of Carolina Presbytery, I want to write about the progress and growth of each church that was received into the Presbytery through December, 1975. Keep in mind four things: (1) This will be just a brief outline of the things that took place. (2) I am not trying to write all the details of each church and each presbytery meeting. (3) The Presbytery’s minutes are always available for the official record of each meeting. (4) Each church and each session will have their own historical record in the new denomination.
With all this in mind, let us go back to the close of the first meeting of Carolina Presbytery which was on February 16, 1974. The moderator closed the meeting by making the following statement, which is part of the official minutes of the presbytery: “The minutes of this meeting will record that the organization of this presbytery “Carolina” would always show that the function of this presbytery and churches therein is to carry out the Great Commission, Matthew 28:19-20, and to win souls to the Lord Jesus Christ.”
At the organizational meeting of Carolina Presbytery, representatives Mr. William Huffman and myself were appointed to represent Carolina Presbytery at a committee meeting to propose Presbytery Boundary lines to the General Assembly.
Some may wonder how the boundary lines of Carolina Presbytery were set. Here is the answer. At this General Assembly’s Boundary Committee meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 8, 1974, Bill and I recommended that Carolina Presbytery’s line go to the western county line of the county of which our church furtherest west was located. This happened to be the Lakeshore Church in Denver, N.C. located in Lincoln County. The line was drawn as straight north and south as possible to include Lincoln county. Carolina Presbytery would consist of all the counties east of and including Surry, Yadkin, Iredell, Catawba, Lincoln, and Gaston. This recommendation was agreed on by the representatives from the Western Carolina Presbytery. Therefore, the committee approved it. So did General Assembly at the second General Assembly meeting.
The Lakeshore Church being located where it is in Denver, N.C., is the reason for the boundary line between Carolina and Western Carolina Presbytery of the N.P.C. (now P.C.A.)
The Lakeshore Church was made up of the majority of the Christians from the former P.C.U.S. Unity Presbyterian Church in Denver. There are a lot of details about how the Lakeshore Church came into existence that I will not bring into this story, but technically, the Lakeshore Church was not a constituted church at the point in time of the organization of Carolina Presbytery. Therefore, a special meeting of the Presbytery was called on March 24, 1974, at the Holiday Recreation Building in Denver, to constitute the church. The present deacons and elders were received and Rev. Dewey Murphy was declared installed as their pastor. After this meeting, the Presbytery had five churches.
The second stated meeting of Presbytery was held at the Fuller Memorial Church in Durham. This was a routine business meeting in which the presbytery caught up on some loose ends from the organizational meeting. The Presbytery was very small at this meeting. There were four ministers and six ruling elders that made up the presbytery.
As the summer of 1974 went by we heard of other churches interested in the National Presbyterian Church.
In mid August, 1974, Dewey Murphy telephoned and asked me if some of the men at Northside could meet with the congregation of the Stanley Church in Stanley, N.C. on August 24, 1974. Several of us from Northside drove down and met with Rev. Ted Smith and the congregation there. Questions were asked, answers were given, and as time went by, the Stanley congregation voted to leave the P.C.U.S. and become a part of the National Presbyterian Church.
On September 9, 1974, a called meeting of Presbytery was held in the new sanctuary of the Lakeshore Church in Denver, to receive the First Presbyterian Church of Stanley, N.C. The Stanley congregation along with their Session and Board of Deacons were received. The Rev. Ted Smith was examined and received as their pastor. Ted was the Presbytery’s fifth pastor and Stanley was the sixth church.
September, 1974, was a busy month for Carolina Presbytery. The committee on Mission to the U.S. set up meetings at the Holiday Inn Motels in Greensboro and Raleigh on September 9 and 10 respectively. These meetings were advertised in the newspapers and on the radio. The purpose was to get word to Christians in those cities that a new church of this denomination could be organized if there was sufficient interest.
There was interest in the Raleigh area and I will say more about that later in the story.
A called meeting of Carolina Presbytery was held on Sept. 16, 1974, in Macon, Ga. (During the time the second General Assembly was meeting) to receive the Rev. James Farlow, a missionary to Christ College in Taiwan. Rev. Farlow was our sixth minister.
There were a lot of important decisions made at the Second General Assembly, but one that we will always remember was changing the name of the denomination to “The Presbyterian Church in America.”
The third stated meeting of Presbytery was held at the Northside Church in Burlington, on Sept. 28, 1974. At this meeting, the women in the church were organized on presbytery level. The Rev. Thomas C. Cheely was examined and received into the presbytery and established as the organizing pastor of a new congregation from the city of Locust, N.C. Tom became the presbytery’s seventh minister.
Tom went back to Locust and with the help of the lay leaders, began making arrangements to organize a new church. Most of the members that made up this new congregation came from the Locust Presbyterian Church. These were the majority of the Christians of that church that felt by conviction that they must leave the liberal P.C.U.S., leave their property, leave everything for Christ’s sake. They, like many other churches, did exactly this.
The Presbytery met at a called meeting in Locust, N.C. on Nov. 2, 1974, to constitute the Carolina Presbyterian Church. This congregation met in one of the local schools. This was our seventh church.
In the weeks to follow, Lewis Baker, John Tarlton, and I were invited to High Point and met in the home of Dr. Gordon Arnold to talk to some Christians there interested in forming a P.C.A. church.
Bill Huffman, Dewey Murphy, Bob Wilcox, Horrace Cooke, and I were invited to Belmont, and met in a loal cafeteria with Mr. Paul Ratchford, a lay leader, to talk to some Christians there about forming a P.C.A. church.
David Hamilton, Horace Cooke, and I were invited to Raleigh and met in the home of Mr. Cliff Harrod to talk to some Christians interested in forming a P.C.A. church. These folks were at our meeting at the Holiday Inn on Sept. 10, 1974.
David Hamilton, John Tarlton, Horace Cooke, and I were invited to China Grove and met with the congregation of Immanuel Presbyterian Church and their pastor, Rev. David Gullett. Questions and answers were exchanged with the congregation about the P.C.A. and Carolina Presbytery. Also present at the meeting were representatives from Concord Presbytery of the P.C.U.S. The large majority of Immanuel Presbyterian Church voted to leave the P.C.U.S.
The fourth stated meeting of presbytery was held at the Antioch and Progressive Presbyterian Churches near Goldsboro, N.C. on Jan. 25, 1975. At this meeting the presbytery adopted a manual of operations for the presbytery. Rev. William Jones was examined and received into the presbytery as the organizing pastor for the High Point mission. Bill became the presbytery’s eighth minister. The High Point mission had been meeting for some time, having Sunday School and Worship services in High Point. They were under the auspices of the Northside session.
Also at this meeting of presbytery on Jan. 25, 1975, the Wayside Presbyterian Church of Chocowinity was received as a constituted church of the presbytery. The congregation of this church voted unanimously to leave the P.C.U.S. and come into our denomination. The Wayside Church did not have an ordained minister. One of the ruling elders, Mr. Ola Forbes, Jr., along with the rest of the session had very careful oversight of the church. Wayside became the Presbytery’s eighth church.
When we adopted the manual at this meeting, we adopted a procedure that the moderator and stated clerk could be elected for a maximum of three consecutive terms. The understanding at this presbytery meeting was that all terms of the officers of the presbytery and committee members would begin with the January, 1975 meeting.
On Feb. 22, 1975, the moderator called a special meeting of the presbytery to constitute (receive the majority of the Immanuel congregation) the New Hope Presbyterian Church of China Grove, N.C. The presbytery also examined and received Rev. David Gullett as the pastor of the church. The New Hope Church became the presbytery’s ninth church and David became the ninth pastor.
Also at this called meeting, the presbytery appointed a commission to constitute the South Point Presbyterian Church of Belmont, N.C. This church came about because Christians in the Belmont and Gastonia area wanted a church that was true to God’s Word. Mr. Paul Ratchford was one of the lay leaders that led this group to become a constituted church. The South Point Church became the presbytery’s tenth church.
Bob Wilcox gave me a call one evening about the middle of March, 1975, and invited me to Charlotte with him to meet with a large group of Christians out of the Thomasboro Presbyterian Church that had a very strong interest in becoming a part of the Presbyterian Church in America. So, on March 23, 1975, we met with some 120-140 persons that had an interest in our denomination.
There was interest in other congregations of the Charlotte area also.
The congregations of the East Belmont Church of Belmont, N.C. and the Westview Church of Mt. Holly, N.C. by unanimous vote withdrew from the P.C.U.S. and asked to be received into the P.C.A.
The moderator called a special meeting of Carolina Presbytery on May 18, 1975, to meet in the sanctuary of the East Belmont Presbyterian Church of Belmont, N.C. to receive the East Belmont and Westview churches as constituted churches of the P.C.A. Mr. J.P. Carpenter was one of the ruling elders that led the East Belmont Church into our denomination. They had no minister at that time. The East Belmont Church became the presbytery’s eleventh church.
Mr. Jack Murphy was one of the ruling elders that led the Westview Church into our denomination. They did not have a minister at that time. The Westview Church became the presbytery’s twelfth church.
Rev. C.D. “Fred” Murphy (stated clerk of the Western Carolina Presbytery) was invited to preach the sermon at the called meeting on May 18, 1975. The folks at the East Belmont Church had made this request because Fred had been one of their former pastors.
After the meeting and fellowship supper, there at the East Belmont Church, Lewis Baker, Ted Smith, and I were invited over to meet with the congregation of the Goshen Presbyterian Church of North Belmont, and with their pastor, Rev. Alfred Saleeby. Questions and answers were exchanged on their interest in becoming a part of the P.C.A.
It was less than a week after the called meeting in Belmont, that we had our fifth stated meeting of presbytery on May 24, 1975, at the First Presbyterian Church of Stanley, N.C. The presbytery conducted their regular routine business, but there were two very important highlights of the day.
The first was constituting the New Life Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The New Life congregation for the most part came out of the Thomasboro Presbyterian Church. These were Christians that had strong convictions to serve and worship the Lord Jesus Christ as set forth in the Holy Scriptures. They believed the Holy Bible to be the inerrant Word of God written, and they sought fellow Christians in a denomination that believed as they do. They found this in the P.C.A. As the church was organized that day, the presbytery found that this new session and board of deacons were men strong in the faith; they knew the Word and had a wonderful testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ.
I need to say here, at this point, that being one of many that have been present at all the presbytery meetings, I have found all the sessions and boards of deacons were men strong in the faith and in their convictions. Theses men have and will continue to lead their churches. They are men that love the Lord and only want to serve Him. I thank the Lord and praise His Name for these officers in the churches of Carolina Presbytery.
There were several men that gave outstanding leadership in the New Life Church, but the two that I had the most contact with were Mr. Evan Hollyfield and Mr. Jim Demarest. The New Life Church became our thirteenth church.
The second highlight of the meeting on May 24, 1975, was examining and receiving the Rev. Jack Bowling. Jack was received as the pastor of the South Point Presbyterian Church. Jack became the presbytery’s tenth minister.
The activity within the presbytery slowed down some after the May meeting. I did want to mention that the group in Raleigh grew quite a bit since the meeting at the Holiday Inn back in Sept. of 1974. They moved their meeting place from one of the members home’s to the Y.M.C.A. and became a mission of the P.C.A. under the auspices of the Fuller Memorial Church. The name they chose was the Calvary Presbyterian Mission of Raleigh. Mr. Tom Franklin is one of the lay leaders there and they are doing a fine work for the Lord. They have from thirty to sixty folks meeting for worship services each Sunday.
I want to mention also about a new church in south Charlotte under the leadership of Rev. Charles Wilson, the organizing pastor. This work was started shortly before the organizing of Carolina Presbytery. It is supported by the Calvary Presbytery of South Carolina. They have chosen the name “The Alexander Presbyterian Mission of Charlotte, N.C.” They are within the geographical bounds of Carolina Presbytery and will soon join with us.
The sixth stated meeting of the Presbytery was held at the Carolina Presbyterian Church in Locust, N.C. on Sept. 27, 1975. The Presbytery nominated and elected me as their moderator for the sixth time at this meeting. (This was the third consecutive term which is the maximum that a person can serve as moderator in accordance with the Presbytery’s manual adopted in Jan. of 1975.)
This was certainly an honor that the presbytery bestowed upon me of which I shall always be thankful for the opportunity to have served the Lord in that capacity.
This meeting had been the twelfth meeting of Carolina Presbytery – 6 called and 6 stated. At this meeting, the Faith Presbyterian Church of Mooresville, N.C. was organized. Mr. Jim Newcome and Mr. Gene Hastings were two of the lay leaders that led the church into organization. Previously, they were a mission under the auspices of the Lakeshore session. The Faith church became the fourteenth church in the Presbytery.
Other business in the meeting also included the examination of a minister seeking admission into the presbytery. The Presbytery authorized the moderator to appoint a commission to constitute the mission at High Point, N.C. into a church.
This commission met with the congregation on October 26, 1975. The new church was named “Westminster” and the organizing pastor already on the field was Rev. Bill Jones. This church became the Presbytery’s fifteenth church.
At the meeting in Sept., 1975, the presbytery authorized a seminar/retreat to be held at Camp Merriwood on Nov. 21, 1975. The theme was “The officer as related in the New Testament.” Sixty-six ruling elders, ministers, and deacons attended. The leaders were Rev. Frank Barker, Mr. Harold Morris, and Mr. Glen Bondurant. Everyone had a great time at this event.
The last church to come into Carolina Presbytery thorough December 1975 was the Goshen Presbyterian Church of North Belmont, N.C. This church was unique in some ways. The congregation and minister, Rev. Alfred Saleeby, made a request from the Concord Presbytery (P.C.U.S.) to dismiss them to Carolina Presbytery of the P.C.A. Concord Presbytery appointed a commission to set up guidelines for the Goshen church to follow. The Goshen church and their pastor agreed to follow the guidelines completely. Several months passed and the church waited patiently for each step outlined by the commission. Finally on Oct. 21, 1975 the commission voted to dismiss the Goshen church and their pastor to Carolina Presbytery.
Many believe that this was a giant step between the two denominations (P.C.U.S. and P.C.A.) in closing the gap that was caused by the split in 1973. Even though many churches in the P.C.A. felt [led] by conviction to withdraw, and/or leave their property, or be involved in litigation over property; I am thankful that a church also decided to wait patiently on the P.C.U.S. to grant their request, praying that God’s will be done.
On December 7, 1975 a called meeting of Carolina Presbytery was held in the Goshen church to receive the congregation and their minister, Rev. Alfred Saleeby into Carolina Presbytery. This church became the presbytery’s sixteenth church and Rev. Saleeby, the eleventh minister. The Lord truly blessed at that meeting and everyone rejoiced to see what God had done.
As the year 1975 came to a close, I received word that the West View Church in Mount Holly may soon be calling a minister. I also received word that the Calvary Presbyterian Mission in Raleigh may soon be requesting the presbytery to call them an organizing pastor.
As I bring this story to a close, remember that it was written from my point of view and I may have made some mistakes, but all in all, I believe it is a fairly accurate account of what took place.
There have been many men that have worked hard and long in their service to the Lord here in Carolina Presbytery as we have seen it grow from four to sixteen churches in less than two years. Several of these men I have named at one place or the other throughout the story; however, I certainly have not named them all.
There are three men that I have worked very closely with in these past two years on presbytery level that I want to mention in this story. I believe that the Lord raised up these men, along with many others, to share in bringing this presbytery into existence. In alphabetical order they are:
Rev. J. Lewis Baker, who is the pastor of the Antioch and Progressive churches and stated clerk of Carolina Presbytery. I have known Lewis for a long time and I know that God led the presbytery in electing him as stated clerk and treasurer. He has done a tremendous job thus far and all of us can be sure that the official business of the presbytery has been properly recorded.
Millard W. Tate is a ruling elder in the Northside Church and a member of Presbytery’s Committee on Examinations. Millard and I live on the same street, serve the Lord as elders in the same church and are employed at the same place. We have known each other for many years and he has often given me “words of wisdom,” helpful suggestions, and encouragement in carrying out my duties and responsibilities. Millard is well known in the presbytery for his knowledge of the Westminster Confession of Faith and Theology.
Robert D. Wilcox is a ruling elder in the Lakeshore Church and chairman of Presbytery’s Committee on Mission to the United States. Bob and I have not known each other very long, probably about twenty months, but I am amazed of how much Bob and I have in common and how the Lord led us to serve Him together. Here again I have to thank the Lord for raising up men to carry on His work. Bob has traveled up and down through North Carolina (and other states too) responding to every call and request concerning his duties as Mission to the U.S. chairman.
This has been an exciting two years in our service to God. Great things have been at stake (and still are), not only for ourselves, but for our children also.
It has taken courage to make our stand for Christ. We have spent many sleepless nights; we have endured heavy criticism; we have given up church property. But at the same time, we have found new Christian fellowship. We have enjoyed God’s richest blessings and He has given us another opportunity to serve Him in this young denomination.
As we press on to tomorrow, let us continue to be obedient to the Word of the Lord (remembering that obedience begins with repentance). Let us search out our own hearts and lives and confess our guilt before the Lord. Let our loins be girded and our lamps burning like men who are waiting for their master, so that we may open to Him at once when He comes and knocks. (Luke 12:35, 36)
Remember that we are not alone. He will guide us by His Spirit. We have His promises which are sure. May the Lord give us grace to be obedient without question, to be confident without doubt, and to go forward without hesitation.
[signed, Charles G. Parks, and dated by stamp, Jan 12, 1976]
See also
Carolina Presbytery, 1977, History, Box 194, file 4.
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