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Covenant Reformed [[Baptist]] Church is a Baptist church in Providence, [[North Carolina]], in the Danville, [[Virginia]] area. It professes three distinctives: being "Reformed", "Inter-racial" and "Active".<ref>Covenant Reformed Baptist Church pamphlet </ref>

Covenant Reformed [[Baptist]] Church is a Baptist church in Providence, [[North Carolina]], in the Danville, [[Virginia]] area. It professes three distinctives: being "Reformed", "Inter-racial" and "Active".<ref>Covenant Reformed Baptist Church pamphlet</ref>

==Origins==

==Origins==

==Reformed==

==Reformed==

Professing to being "Reformed" is exceptional in North Carolina. It designates a theological commitment to what are known as "the five point of Calvinism" Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace and Perseverance of the saints. In the case of CRBC, it also shows a commitment to specific matters of church practice, in worship and polity. For example, the church eschews high pressure altar calls or manipulative use of music.<ref>DeVane, Steve. "‘Reformed’ in church name shows Calvinism’s growth," ''The Biblical Recorder'', November 24, 2008. http://www.brnow.org/News/November-2008/%E2%80%98Reformed%E2%80%99-in-church-name-shows-Calvinism%E2%80%99s-growth</ref>. The church aligns itself to "The 9 Marks of a Healthy Church", thus professing support for expository preaching through all of the Bible, meaningful membership, and church discipline.<ref>http://www.9marks.org/churchsearch/locator.php?zip=27379&radius=5&x=81&y=32&action=search</ref>. Taking Colossians 3:16 literally, the church sings a psalm every service, sequentially singing through the psalter.

Professing to being "Reformed" is exceptional in North Carolina. It designates a theological commitment to what are known as "the five point of Calvinism" Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace and Perseverance of the saints. In the case of CRBC, it also shows a commitment to specific matters of church practice, in worship and polity. For example, the church eschews high pressure altar calls or manipulative use of music.<ref>DeVane, Steve. "‘Reformed’ in church name shows Calvinism’s growth," ''The Biblical Recorder'', November 24, 2008. http://www.brnow.org/News/November-2008/%E2%80%98Reformed%E2%80%99-in-church-name-shows-Calvinism%E2%80%99s-growth</ref> The church aligns itself to "The 9 Marks of a Healthy Church", thus professing support for expository preaching through all of the Bible, meaningful membership, and church discipline.<ref>http://www.9marks.org/churchsearch/locator.php?zip=27379&radius=5&x=81&y=32&action=search</ref> Taking Colossians 3:16 literally, the church sings a psalm every service, sequentially singing through the psalter.

==Inter-racial==

==Inter-racial==

==Founding Pastor==

==Founding Pastor==

John Carpenter earned a Ph.D. in church history studying [[Puritan|Puritanism]] ([[Lutheran]] School of Theology at Chicago). He also has a B.A. from Samford University; an M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary; and a Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.<ref>"Church refurbishes Providence Gym, since purpose in 2009", ''The Caswell Messenger'', July 2011. Covenant Reformed Baptist Church pamphlet.</ref> Some of his sermons are available through YouTube and at the church's web-site.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEWT0r86ch_R0bMwt1p4V2ZnheUiMBtCS. www.covenantcaswell.org.</ref> He is the author of "The Fourth Great Awakening Or Apostasy:  Is American Evangelicalism Cycling Upwards Or Spiraling Downwards?" and various other articles.<ref>''Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society'', 44/4 (December 2001) 647–70. http://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/44/44-4/44-4-PP647-70_JETS.pdf</ref>

John Carpenter earned a Ph.D. in church history studying [[Puritan]]ism ([[Lutheran]] School of Theology at Chicago). He also has a B.A. from Samford University; an M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary; and a Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.<ref>"Church refurbishes Providence Gym, since purpose in 2009", ''The Caswell Messenger'', July 2011. Covenant Reformed Baptist Church pamphlet.</ref> Some of his sermons are available through YouTube and at the church's web-site.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEWT0r86ch_R0bMwt1p4V2ZnheUiMBtCS. www.covenantcaswell.org.</ref> He is the author of "The Fourth Great Awakening Or Apostasy:  Is American Evangelicalism Cycling Upwards Or Spiraling Downwards?" and various other articles.<ref>''Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society'', 44/4 (December 2001) 647–70. http://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/44/44-4/44-4-PP647-70_JETS.pdf</ref>

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