RENEWS THE PRESBYTERIAN-REFORMED CHURCH IN CUBA UNDER THE SLOGAN OF “PREPARING FOR THE CO-MISSION”

 

Under the slogan “Preparing for the co-mission” a new Synod of the Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba initiated its activities, in sessions held at the temple of the First Presbyterian Church of Havana, on March 2nd and 3rd, 2007.

The Pastoral Body and commissioners from all presbyteries shared together in a Eucharistic celebration, which reaffirmed the unity of the Church, and in deliberations and agreements for the promotion of the mission that the Presbyterian Reformed community must embody in our society. A vigorous and deep reflection was provoked by the study of the biblical text chosen for the year, Matthew 28,16-20, which established the biblical theological basis that must uphold our understanding and practice of the task to which Jesus Christ commits all his followers in order to give continuity and validity to His ministry of liberation and justice.

In an attitude of solidarity with the Cuban Presbyterian family in this meeting, delegates were present from the United Reformed Church of the United Kingdom (Synod of Scotland), the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA), Sinodo Presbiteriano Boriquen (Puerto Rico), the Presbyterian Church in Korea (South Korea), the Reformed Church in the Netherlands, the Cuban Council of Churches, the Evangelical Theological Seminary of Matanzas, and the Bible Society of Cuba.

On this occasion elections were celebrated to renew the leadership of the Church, a mandate that fell to the Rev. Daniel Izquierdo Hernández, MODERATOR; the Rev. Ofelia Ortega Suárez, VICE-MODERATOR; the Rev. Francisco Marrero Gutiérrez, GENERAL SECRETARY; the Rev. Mirielys Negrín Navia, ASSOCIATED SECRETARY; and the elder Lázaro López Lima, GENERAL TREASURER, who are accompanied by a  valuable group of leaders in the performance of other important responsibilities. 

The Church, with renewed optimism, is beginning a new period, trusting in the sure guidance of the Holy Spirit and the committed cooperation of all its parishioners.