Ethnic advisers for Synod 2010 were (from left) Thurman Rivers, Rev. John Gonzales, Mary Rivers, Rev. Andrew Henry, Pearl Banks, and Verney Kho. Synod 2009 had only two ethnic advisers. More were needed this year because only 12 of the delegates to synod were of ethnic minority.

About the Author

  • Roxanne VanFarowe is a freelance writer who claims both Canadian and American citizenship and grew up in the Christian Reformed Church. She is a member of Blacknall Presbyterian Church in Durham, North Carolina.

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