The leadership in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) is structured according to a Presbyterian form of government, which emphasizes the rule of elders (presbyters). Leadership is divided into two primary offices: teaching elders (ministers or pastors) and ruling elders. Teaching elders are responsible for preaching, teaching, and administering sacraments while ruling elders provide spiritual oversight and governance within the local congregation. Both offices work together in sessions (the governing body of a local church) and broader assemblies at the presbytery (regional) and general assembly (national) levels, maintaining the church’s doctrinal integrity and spiritual discipline. Deacons also serve in the OPC, focusing on the church’s mercy ministry and practical needs.
Leadership
Our Pastor is Rev. Gene L. Crow. Pastor Gene was born in Fresno, California, and raised in Southern California. In his younger years, he and his family attended a local Pentecostal church. In his early twenties, as a member of a Southern Gospel band, he met his future wife Cindy. After they were married, the Crows began attending a local Calvary Chapel, where Gene first began to sense a call to the pastoral ministry. During this time, he was also,…
Jim came to know the Lord in 1986 at a PCUSA church when he was 49 years old. He would later be ordained as an elder in that church. As a new Christian, Jim delved into apologetics and has been guided ever since by Paul’s words in Romans 12:2. His developing theology led him to find a home in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and eventually at Redding Reformed Fellowship. His greatest devotion now is to serve the Lord and his…
Brad DeBoer was born in a Christian family and grew up very active in the church. At age 16, he repented and placed his trust in Jesus. He studied accounting in college for three years but realized that he wanted to continue working in the landscaping industry, where he had worked since he was 12 years old. He met his wife Janet at a nursery called the Garden of Eden, and they married on July 2, 1982, one year after…
Keith serves as deacon and as the head of our Building and Grounds Committee. Keith grew up in the Bay area in a Christian home attending a Baptist church. Through God’s providence, he moved to a rural small town in Northern California for work/employment and there met his wife. Together they attended several non-denominational churches in the area. In time, through God’s grace, first Keith’s wife, and then Keith himself, were brought to faith in Christ. They were both seeking true…