Every January, we spend an entire week emphasizing our calling as Christians:
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Mt. 28:19-20
In 2024, our Mission Emphasis Week was held from Sunday, January 14 - Sunday, January 21. Rev. Bill Green (Reformed Missions in Latin America) lead us in worship both services on January 14. He lead a Wednesday evening presentation on January 17.
On January 21, Rev. Nymeyer lead the morning service and Dr. Lee Irons (Pastor, Santa Clarita Church Plant) lead the evening service.
Our theme for 2024:
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” Rm. 10:14-15
Rev. Bill & Aletha Green
Pastor, Reformed Missions in Latin America
Rev. Bill Green graduated from Westminster Seminary CA in 1983 (M.Div), and from Calvin Seminary in 1984 (Th.M). From 1985 to the present, Bill has served with his wife in Costa Rica in church planting, theological education, the founding of a Christian school and as Secretary for the Latin American Fellowship of Reformed churches, or CLIR (from 1997 to the present). In 1999, Rev. Green helped establish a Reformed publishing house - "Editorial CLIR" - and began printing original works as well as translating and printing classic Reformed material such as John Calvin's commentaries, and other authors such as BB Warfield, Geerhardus Vos and J. Gresham Machen. Today, Editorial CLIR has over 225 titles in print in the Spanish language. First Chino URC joined CLIR to translate and publish the "Life in Christ" series, which is now offered to Spanish-speaking churches across the continent. Bill and Aletha are the proud parents of 4 children and 10 grandchildren.
Dr. Lee Irons
Pastor, Santa Clarita URC
Dr. Irons was called as Church Planting Pastor to Santa Clarita URC in April 2023. He has a B.A. in Greek, University of California, Los Angeles, an M.Div., Westminster Seminary California, and completed his Ph.D. at Fuller Theological Seminary in 2011.
Dr. Irons has been a regular attender of the Santa Clarita mission work since it’s first organizational meeting beginning in September of 2019 which started as a bi-monthly bible study to develop interest and a core group with a view toward planting a United Reformed Church in the city of Santa Clarita, CA.
In the years since, Dr. Irons, having sustained both a Licensure exam (2021) and a Candidacy exam (2022) has used his gifts to regularly serve as pulpit supply at Santa Clarita URC and participate in the life of the growing church plant.
In February of 2022, Santa Clarita URC moved out of an in-home church setting to a permanent public location at the Reddy Plaza in Santa Clarita. This 6000 sq.ft. space provides a worship sanctuary and ample classrooms to grow and establish a vibrant ministry and witness to the city of Santa Clarita. Santa Clarita URC holds both morning and evening worship services at 10am and 6pm every Lord’s Day.
