We gladly welcome Downingtown OPC to the Home Missions Today prayer rotation. This young mission work is located in Downingtown, PA, about 30 miles west of Philadelphia. It started as a small Bible study led by Regional Home Missionary Dave Holmlund in January 2017, and the Lord’s blessing and grace have been evident from the beginning. The Bible study quickly developed into a worship service in April 2017 and now has around 40 people, young and old, who have a simple yet strong desire to worship God and testify to the glory of his grace. After moving to Downingtown in October 2018 with his wife (Ginger) and four children (Jude, Crosby, Audrey, and Matthew), Rev. Gregory O’Brien was installed as the organizing pastor. Please pray: for the

It is a pleasure to introduce for prayer the new (and soon-to-be-named) mission work in Zeeland, Michigan. This work is a church plant of Harvest OPC in Wyoming, MI and church planter Michael Schout will be working in tandem with Harvest OPC to develop a strategy for the work, including a mission statement, core values, and major goals and objectives. Michael was born and raised in Zeeland, and together with his wife Naomi, they have four children: Sadie (11), Eli (8), Lydia (5), and Titus (3). A starting informational meeting is scheduled for November 14 where the group will share in dessert, fellowship, and prayer as Mike communicates the history and vision of this new work. Please pray for the work in these early days as they seek to

Regional Home Missionary Steve Doe is concentrating his efforts on the Presbytery’s newest mission work, Jehoash Presbyterian Church in Catlett, Virginia. “Jehoash” means “in the strength of the Lord” and it is by the Lord’s strength and care that Jehoash is in the process of revitalizing, having a history that reaches back over a hundred years. What began in 1914 as a ministry to paroled inmates is now part of the OPC, ministering in a rural setting about to experience growth as farms are sold and houses and condos are built. Pray for the congregation which is eager to grow spiritually and numerically and reach out to their community. Pray that the preaching of the gospel would transform lives as the apostle Paul declared (Romans 1:16-17),

Every fall, Presbytery Home Missions Committee Chairmen and Regional Home Missionaries (RHMs) from across the United States gather at Lake Sherwood OPC in Orlando, Florida for the annual Regional Church Extension Conference sponsored by the Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension (CHMCE). Travel for the conference begins October 31, with all-day sessions November 1 & 2, followed by travel home on November 3. This year’s topic is “A Church That Welcomes Neighbors” and will include presentations by RHMs Bill Shishko and Steve Doe. Talks will center on training churches in the areas of hospitality and evangelism. Please pray for the safe travel of these men who work most closely with the church planting efforts of the OPC. Also,

Exciting things are happening at Resurrection OPC. Since moving to their new location in July, they have seen an average of 15 visitors a week. Pastor Holda believes that most of them will stay and become members. Also encouraging is the way the congregation is investing in their new space to make it a wonderful place for ministry. Members are painting, decorating, building items such as a Communion table, and getting a new sign ready for the church building. The people at Resurrection are also growing in boldness and zeal, going out into the church neighborhood every Saturday morning in hopes of learning the needs of the community and how they can serve them. (Learn more about their neighborhood outreach here) Pray that God would use these