Leadership

Leadership

The congregations of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church are led by elders or ‘presbyters,’ men who have committed themselves to serve the church. There are three parts of a Presbyterian church: the session, the presbytery, and the General Assembly. A session is the elected body of men in a local congregation. Groups of congregations in the same geographic region send elders to a body called the presbytery. In turn, each presbytery in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church elects presbyters to attend the national General Assembly. At every level, Orthodox Presbyterian church government provides accountability and connects each congregation to the worldwide mission of the church.

Through God’s grace, Reformation has planted two daughter congregations in the Tidewater region of Virginia. As a mother to two other OPC churches, RPC is committed to supporting and praying for our daughters, Peninsula Reformed Presbyterian Church (PRPC) and All Saints Presbyterian Church (ASPC).

THE SESSION OF REFORMATION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Pastor

Tim Marinelli

Tim Marinelli was installed as pastor of Reformation Presbyterian Church on November 1st, 2024. Originally ordained to the gospel ministry in November of 2015 with the Reformed Church in the United States (RCUS) and having served as co-pastor at Redeemer Reformed Church (RCUS) in Minneapolis, MN for four years, he then entered the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in October of 2020.  At that time, he was installed as pastor of Emmanuel OPC in Castle Rock, CO, where he served for nearly four…
Ruling Elder

Mike Cloy

Mike Cloy was ordained a Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church in America in 2010. He and his wife joined Reformation OPC in Gastonia, where he was installed as a Ruling Elder in 2014. He now serves as a Ruling Elder on the Provisional Session at Landis. He has served on Provisional Sessions on Mission Works located in North and South Carolina. Additionally, he currently serves on two denominational committees: the Committee on Chaplains and Military Personnel, and the Committee…
Ruling Elder

Scott Shallenberger

Scott W. Shallenberger was ordained in 2004 and has served as a ruling elder at Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg VA, ever since. He has also served as an augmented elder for Reformation from the years 2020-2022 and again in 2024. He is currently an Area Procurement Manager with WestRock Corporation, working in central Virginia. He graduated from West Virginia University in 1983 with a B.S. in Forestry and a M.S in Forestry in 1985 and completed a MBA…