Orange County, the second most populace county in the state of California, (now renown as the ‘OC’), home to several world -renown mega-ministries, location of major Christian universities, birthplace of the Whitehorse Inn and Modern Reformation Magazine, does not have a regular or annual conference to proclaim the the impact or significance of Reformation Christianity.

To remedy this situation, a gathering of several Reformed/Presbyterian pastors and ministry leaders are uniting to promote the first annual Reformation OC Conference the weekend of October 28-30, 2011.

“We have to wait five years, or so, for a Ligonier Conference to come near our county, and the occasional presentation from a Reformed luminary at a church in town does not bring out enough people seeking to learn more about Reformation theology,” stated Rev. Kent Moorlach, Pastor of Communion Presbyterian Church of Irvine and Reformation OC Conference organizer.

“But at our upcoming conference, we will have ministers from local ARP, KAPC, OPC, URC, and other “MacArthur-esque” churches all speaking to a variety of topics designed to challenge and instruct attendees to appreciate the doctrines of grace.”

The two day conference and Sunday evening Reformation Service will feature 5 main session speakers: PCA Elder, Christopher Neiswonger of Apologetics.com will speak on “The Genius of Protestantism,” especially when contrasted with the ecclesiology of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.

OPC Pastor, Paul Viggiano of Branch of Hope will discuss “The Apologetics of the Westminster Divines.”

URC Pastor, Daniel Hyde of Oceanside United Reformed Church will summarize his recent text, “Welcome to a Reformed Church.”

National religious broadcaster, Philip DeCourcey of “Know the Truth” radio will present, “The Power of Protestant Pulpits (An examination of Reformation movements founded upon the authority of God’s Word).”

ARP Pastor, Kent Moorlach, will be preaching at the Sunday Evening Reformation Service in the Crystal Cathedral of Garden Grove (a member congregation in the Reformed Church in America) on the topic, “The Glory of God.”

“There seems to be a renewed appreciation of Reformation theology in the county. Movements such as “Together for the Gospel,” and new church plants aiming for Reformed distinctiveness are taking root.

We’d like to capitalize on that.” Said Moorlach, “We also know that people are busy, so we wanted the conference in the center of the OC, which is Irvine, and we wanted to provide a free conference that would offer people both a Friday Night or Saturday Morning option. We would love for people to be present for both days; but if folks only have time for one or the other, they will benefit from both main session and breakout speakers.”

The Reformation Conference will be held at Communion Presbyterian Church of Irvine and complete conference information can be accessed at www.ReformationOCconference.com