John Patton Galbraith
Ordination
Seminary Education
| Institution | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Westminster Theological Seminary | Dip./ Th.B. | 1937 |
Congregations Served
| Congregation | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Gethsemane Orthodox Presbyterian Church Philadelphia, PA | Pastor | 1937–1940 |
| Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church Westfield, NJ | Pastor | 1940–1942 |
| Kirkwood Orthodox Presbyterian Church Kirkwood, PA | Pastor | 1942–1948 |
Other Positions
| Role | Organization | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Gethsemane | PCA/OPC, Philadelphia, PA | 1937–1940 |
| Grace | OPC, Westfield, NJ | 1940–1942 |
| Stated Clerk | General Assembly, OPC | 1940–1941 |
| CHome MissionaryCE | OPC | 1941–1948 |
| Kirkwood | OPC, Kirkwood, PA | 1942–1948 |
| Comt. to Draw Up Standing Rules | OPC | 1944–1945 |
| Comt. on Secret Societies | OPC | 1946–1950 |
| Comt. on Union with RPC | GS | 1946–1949 |
| Comt. on Revisions to Form of Govt. | OPC | 1948–1977 |
| General Secretary | CHMCE, OPC | 1948–1961 |
| General Secretary | CFM, OPC | 1948–1978 |
| CCE | OPC | 1952–1958 |
| Comt. on Pensions | OPC | 1957–1996 |
| OPC Missions Corresp. | Reformed Ecumenical Synod | 1964–1996 |
| Comt. to Study Oversight of Ministerial Candidates | OPC | 1966 |
| Comt. to Confer with | CRC | 1967–1973 |
| Comt. on Ministerial Training | OPC | 1969–1975 |
| CEIR | OPC | 1971–2002 |
| Comt. on OPC Involvement in Center for Urban Theological Training | 1980–1981 | |
| Corresp. Clerk | General Assembly, OPC | 1981–1983 |
| Comt. on Methods of Worldwide Outreach | OPC | 1982–1984 |
| Stated Clerk | General Assembly, OPC | 1984–1988 |
| Corresp. Clerk | General Assembly, OPC | 1989–1992 |
| CCE | OPC | 1990–2005 |
| Comt. on Ministerial Training | OPC | 1990–2005 |
| Int. General Secretary | CFM, OPC | 1991 |
Publications
Presbyterian Guardian, New Horizons in the OPC, Why the Orthodox Presbyterian Church? (1940), Ed., The Orthodox Presbyterian Messenger/Worldwide Outreach, 1948–78, The Church and Its Social Calling (1979); “The Ecumenical Vision of the OPC,” Pressing toward the Mark, 411–26