November 4 Today in OPC History

On November 4, 1977, Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Whippany, New Jersey, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Fellowship supper, Mrs. Linda Calvin and ruling elders Oscar Sterner and John Seazholtz organized the program which followed the supper. Pastor emeritus Calvin A. Busch acted as Master of Ceremonies. Elder Harold Keenan invoked the Lord's blessing on the evening gathering. The Rev. Paul Woolley, who was the first moderator of the church when it was formed in 1927, was the guest of honor. Mr. Sterner, the longest serving session member, told of the proceedings that ultimately led to the congregation joining the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Mr. Angus Lindsley, the only charter member present, gave an account of the beginning of the church. The Rev. Donald C. Graham, second pastor of the church, who served from 1940 to 1945, delivered the main message of the evening.

Emmanuel Church would close on October 26, 2014.

Picture: Paul, Helene and Edward Woolley in the early 1930s.