The Early Christian Church Before Christendom
Virtual /Online | Registration opens Tuesday, August 19, 2025 10:00 AM
Many of the internal discussions and debates between various Christian groups that have characterized Christendom over the past 1700 years now seem somewhat irrelevant in light of the growing secularization of Western culture. What can contemporary American Christians learn from the early church, which thrived and multiplied in an inhospitable cultural environment? Recently retired Co-Pastor of First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, Rev. Dr. Philip Butin, along with participants, will look at the beliefs, worship, and practices of the first three centuries of the early church.
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Rev. Philip Butin
Rev. Dr. Philip Butin holds the Ph.D. in Theology and Church History from Duke University. He recently retired as Co-Pastor of First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville after 14 years of ministry there. Prior to that, he served as President and Professor of Theology at San Francisco Theological Seminary.