The OPC Committee on Diaconal Ministries

From left: Ron de Ru, John Stahl, Joe Troutman, Chris Cashen, Tim Hopper, Peter Haines, Seth Long, David Nakhla (missing from photo: Adrian Crum and John Voss.)

  • Find the Report of the Committee to Study the Principles of Diaconal Ministry on OPC.org.

  • The CDM consists of nine members elected by the General Assembly of the OPC to serve for three-year terms:

    • 4 Deacons

    • 3 Ministers

    • 2 Ruling Elders

  • Rev. Chris Cashen
    Rev. Adrian Crum
    Mr. Ron de Ru
    Mr. Peter Haines
    Mr. Tim Hopper
    Mr. Seth Long
    Mr. John Stahl
    Rev. Joe Troutman
    Mr. John Voss
    Mr. David Nakhla, Administrator

    For more details or to contact a CDM Member, go to this page.

  • Much of the CDM’s work falls into five categories:

    • Aid Requests

    • Diaconal Training

    • Disaster Response

    • Missionary Deacons

    • Refugee Ministry

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