Reformed ministries?” I asked.“ Are there Calvinists in Savannah?” Outside of those in the PCA, I was told, Calvinism was unknown.
Today the Coastal Empire Reformed Fellowship consists of about two dozen churches. Expository preaching is practiced in a number of the popular non-Presbyterian churches. Most surprising, Calvinists abound. Between the six new PCA churches and ten Calvinistic non-Presbyterian churches, a total of 16 Reformed churches are now in greater Savannah. Perhaps we can say that our ministry has had a positive leavening impact on Savannah-area Christianity. We see considerably more serious preaching and considerably more Reformed, that is, biblical thinking than was the case 30 years ago. For this we can be thankful and build upon as we look to the future.
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