Liberty Reformed Presbyterian Church , Raeford, NC
Rev. Tim Phillips
Tell us about who you are?
I have been ordained as a minister in the ARP Church for more than 20 years. I have served as pastor of churches in Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and I served for about 15 years as the Principal Clerk of Mississippi Valley Presbytery. And now, at the age of 58, I am embarking on a new area of ministry. In April of 2025, I was called by the Providence Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, NC, to serve as their Associate Pastor with the goal of planting a new church in neighboring Hoke County (Raeford, NC).
In 2026, my wife Anna and I will have been married for 25 years. We have three daughters: Grace, Ruth, and Elizabeth. I am a 2024 graduate of Erskine Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and a 2010 graduate of Campbellsville University (M.Th.).
Describe your plans for planting a new church?
Liberty is a daughter church of Providence, and the financial and prayer support of the mother church has been invaluable. The worship services at Providence always include a time of prayer for the Liberty church plant. The session at Providence (which will also serve as the provisional session once we transition from exploratory status to mission status) is fully committed to seeing this work go forward. One of the elders at Providence was present for our opening worship service and helped lead in the service; the other elders have committed to visiting Liberty once a month to attend worship and assist in the service. One of the members at Providence stepped up to help us when we could not get a booth for the local fall festival; she is a potter and was able to get a vendor booth, and she allowed us to use space so we could provide information about the new work in Raeford.
Our first worship service was on October 26. God has provided a wonderful facility on Main Street in downtown Raeford where we can gather for worship. We are still at the exploratory stage, but our hope is to be granted mission status early next year.
Prayer requests for the coming season?
Pray that the Lord would establish a new church in Raeford: Liberty Reformed Presbyterian Church and enable me to gather this new flock graciously and wisely.
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