The Booth and the Blight Dr. Liam Goligher

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1 To all who are spiritually weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and need a Savior; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness; and to whoever will come this church opens wide her doors and offers her welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. MORNING WORSHIP The Booth and the Blight EVENING WORSHIP End of Days September 3, 2017

2 MORNING WORSHIP 9:00/11:00 AM Prelude O God, Our Help in Ages Past arr. Mark Hayes O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home. Under the shadow of Thy throne, Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, and our defense is sure. Before the hills in order stood or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, to endless years the same. A thousand ages in Thy sight are like an evening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun. Time, like an ever rolling stream, bears all its sons away; They fly, forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day. O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, Be Thou our guard while life shall last, and our eternal home. O to Be Like Thee Kaye Dee Krueger Richards O to Be like Thee! Blessed Redeemer, this is my constant longing and prayer; Gladly I ll forfeit all of earth s treasures, Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear. O to be like Thee! O to be like Thee! Blessed Redeemer, pure as Thou art; Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness; stamp Thine own image deep on my heart. O to be like Thee! Full of compassion, loving, forgiving, tender and kind, Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting, seeking the wand ring sinners to find. O to be like Thee! While I am pleading pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love. Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling, fit for a life which Thou wouldst approve. Sharon Neff, soprano Call to Worship * Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731) Old Hundredth Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. * Confession O God our Father, forgive us for thinking less of You than we ought; for we think Your truth too high, Your will too hard, and Your power too remote; but they are not! We humbly ask that You resolve our confused minds with Your word, redirect our divided wills with Your law, restore our troubled consciences with Your forgiveness, and revive our anxious hearts with Your presence, for the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, Who loved us and gave Himself for us. Amen. * The Gospel s Assurance of Pardon * Invocation * Hymn 5: God, My King, Thy Might Confessing Stuttgart Responsive Reading Psalm 23:1 6 (page 458) * Congregation standing

3 * Gloria Patri (Trinity Hymnal 734) Gloria Patri (Meineke) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen. * Apostles Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession Announcements Living Church Tenth Art Salon * Hymn 518: Christ, of All My Hopes the Ground Hendon (In the 11:00 service, ages 4 6 may be dismissed for their program in B2 and B3.) * Offering Prayer Offertory: His Eye Is on the Sparrow arr. Mark Hayes Why should I feel discouraged? Why should the shadows come? Why should my heart be lonely, and long for heaven and home. When Jesus is my portion, my constant friend is He; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me. I sing because I m happy, I sing because I m free; for His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me. Let not your heart be troubled, His tender word I hear; And resting on His goodness, I lose my doubt and fear; Though by the path He leadeth but one step I may see; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me. Sharon Neff, soprano Scripture Reading Jonah 4:1 11 (page 775) Sermon Series: Big Fish. Bigger God (When Your God Is Too Small)... The Booth and the Blight Prayer * Hymn 521: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less Solid Rock * Benediction Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in G Minor Johann Sebastian Bach * Congregation standing

4 INTERCESSORY PRAYER Intercessors are available for prayer each Sunday at 12:30 PM to listen and provide prayers of spiritual comfort, solace, and support. All are welcome. Go down the stairs from the Narthex or the door to the left of the pulpit or take the elevator to the B level and meet near Catacombs rooms C5 and C6. Look for team members wearing red tags. THE SHORTER CATECHISM, circa 1647 One of the documents that explains what our church and denomination believe is known as the Shorter Catechism. We are including in the bulletin a series of questions and answers dealing with some of the essential doctrines of our faith. Question 9: What is the work of creation? Answer: The work of creation is God s making all things of nothing, by the word of his power, in the space of six days, and all very good. PROJECT OF THE MONTH: PRESCHOOL IN ROCK REFORMED CHURCH IN BARRANQUILLA In response to the significant growth of the number of families in Barranquilla, Colombia, Global Outreach Partner, Rafael Leal is working to establish a Christian preschool. Their vision for the school is to support this growing community by instilling Christ-centered values in the children while maintaining academic excellence. Daily operations of the preschool will be supported through enrollment fees and tuition. However, the need for start-up expenses remains. September s project of the month will support these initial costs to launch this program. Cash or checks made payable to Tenth Presbyterian Church with September Project of the Month on the memo line, may be placed in offering plates or one of the oak boxes at the Sanctuary entrances.

5 EVENING WORSHIP 6:30 PM Prelude Grazioso Georg Philipp Telemann Colin Howland, organ Call to Worship Invocation * Hymn 376: Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty Neander * Prayer of Confession (from The Book of Common Prayer) Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men; we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness which we have from time to time committed by thought, word, and deed against Your divine majesty, provoking most justly Your wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent and are heartily sorry for our misdoings; they are grievous unto us. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father for Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ s sake; forgive us all that is past, and grant that hereafter, we may serve and please You in newness of life, to the honor and glory of Your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. * The Gospel s Assurance of Pardon Romans 8:31 32 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? * Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 732) Tallis Canon Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav nly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Prayer of Preparation God s Word Read Daniel 11:36 45 (page 749) * Hymn 536: Searcher of Hearts, from Mine Erase Beatitudo * Offering Prayer Offertory: Pastorale Richard Purvis Colin Howland, organ Sermon Series: Daniel... End of Days Prayer * Hymn 580: Lead On, O King Eternal Lancashire * Benediction Postlude: Toccata Festiva Richard Purvis Colin Howland, organ * Congregation standing

6 TENTH PRESS SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 Purposefully Sharing Christ in Taiwan By Pattie Lee Stava, Team Co-leader More often than not, when discussing missions in Asia, the countries that are mentioned are China and Japan. As we know, there are more than these two countries that make up the geographical area known as Asia, one of which is Taiwan. The Presbyterian Church and Taiwan have a long-standing history. In fact, the Presbyterian Church is the largest Christian denomination in Taiwan. It started in the 19th century when the Presbyterian Church of Canada sent the first missionary to Northern Taiwan. George Leslie Mackay landed in one of the northern towns of Taipei on December 31, 1871, stepped off the boat, fell on his knees, Bible in hand, and prayed for Taiwan. He learned the local language and combined his dental/medical practice with his Christian message to deliver on his calling to physically and spiritually helping the people of Taiwan. Through Mackay s dedication to bring the message to the people of Taiwan he established more than 60 local churches, a Christian university, the first girls school, and three hospitals in less than 30 years. After his death, churches continued to send missionaries to Taiwan and in the 1960 s the church experienced its most rapid growth. However, since the 1970 s the numbers of missionaries sent to Taiwan has declined drastically, and currently the percentage of Christians in Taiwan is less than 3%. I believe that Taiwan is not only still in great need of the gospel but also very strategic in sharing the gospel with the people of China. Taiwan is an open country, which means that anyone can share the gospel without fear of persecution. In increasing the percentage of Christians in Taiwan, these Taiwanese are free to travel to China and share the gospel with the Chinese. They would have an easier time than missionaries from other countries because they already know the language, culture, and customs. In January 2018, The Global Outreach Commission will be sending a team to Taiwan to support our GO partners, Moses and Eunice. The last time Tenth sent out a team to support our GO partners was in May of 2015, led by Bruce McDowell. However, this team is especially unique because the leaders of the team are not officers or pastors of Tenth but simply members of Tenth, which to the best of my knowledge, has not been done before. Jonas and Pattie Stava will be leading this team. Jonas is currently a student at Westminster Seminary and I, Pattie, work as an administrative assistant at Tenth. We both served in Taiwan as missionaries before Jonas pursued further education, which led us first to Oxford University and then Westminster. Taiwan is a special place for me. Taiwan was not only where I served for three years but also where my parents are from. My own mom s family came to know Christ through a Presbyterian missionary back in the 1960 s, whom I met, shockingly, while at seminary in the U.S. in After three years serving in Taiwan, Jonas and I got married and left with the hope and desire to return, better equipped and renewed to reach the Taiwanese. That day has come. Jonas and I are in the process of organizing, planning, and putting together a team to go to Taiwan to support our GO partners Moses and Eunice. Our goal while in Taiwan is to share the gospel with the people surrounding the churches that Moses and Eunice serve. We will do this a variety of ways. We will run a VBS during the day, host ESL bible studies in the evenings with graduate students, visit hospitals and orphanages and put on skits for the children there. When time allows the team will learn about the religions, culture, customs, and life of the Taiwanese. Please pray for us as we prepare during the upcoming months. May we be sensitive to his voice and call. Before December, we will be hosting two different events to engage the congregation and community. We hope you use these events to learn more about the team and how you can help. Pray that the community would come to these events and hear about what God is doing at Tenth and globally but also, more importantly, who the God of the Bible is. Short-term trips are not about a destination and ministry at that destination but about all the people before, during, and after the trip. It is a serious, joyful, and necessary endeavor of our Christian faith to engage locally, globally, and purposefully for the sake of sharing Christ. Contact Pattie at plee@tenth.org.

7 TENTH NEWS WELCOME We are delighted to have you worship with us. Please stop at our welcome center in the narthex (Spruce Street lobby). Information is also available at tenth.org and in the Delancey lobby. Between morning services, we invite you to Reception Hall for light refreshments. Serving on the platform: 9 AM Bruce McDowell, Enrique Leal; 11 AM Gavin Lymberopoulos, Sebastian Vanoudenallen; 6:30 PM Carroll Wynne, Jerry McFarland Tenth has Wi-Fi. Connect to the Tenth network and follow the prompts. If members have a smartphone, they may download the Church Life app from their app store and have the church directory and calendar available all the time. Once downloaded, log in with the same username and password as for AccessTenth. Members who have not already used AccessTenth can sign up for a login if their is in our database (use quick link, upper right at If you want us to add your to our database, contact Pattie at plee@tenth.org. The deadline for bulletin announcements is Tuesday noon (earlier if a short work week). Announcements for prayer can be submitted past the deadline and will be included when possible (otherwise the following week). Large print bulletins and hymns are available in the narthex they are in black binders. Hearing assistance devices and large print Bibles are also available nearby. Please return all of these to the same location after use. An American Sign Language interpreter is present at evening services at the sanctuary front (18th Street side). Go to tenth.org/volunteers to volunteer at Tenth. Post and find ads for events, housing, jobs, services and more at tenth.org/classifieds. See similar information on bulletin boards near the 17th Street exit between Reception Hall and the Delancey lobby. Please keep your belongings close to you. We have had occasional thefts. Use 2017 parking placards if you park in approved locations on the street. Copies are in the lobbies. Please do not bring food or drinks into the Sanctuary. Lost-and-found is in labeled compartments in the mailroom off the Delancey lobby. TODAY S EVENTS The Day of Prayer is today. Come to Fellowship Hall at 9 AM to pray for the ministry of the church. Coffee is available in the lobby at 1710 before 9 AM Bible School classes. Tenth College Fellowship s Coffee, Church, Community (C3) meets in 1710 Spruce, large conference room, 9:30 AM, for coffee, donuts, conversation, and study of Romans. The employment seekers prayer group will meet today, 10:15 10:55 AM, at 315 S 17th Street, 1 Rear. The church library is open 10:25 10:55 AM in C1 and C4. Internationals Outreach (IO) meets for worship on Sundays at 11 AM in Fellowship Hall. Contact Enrique at eleal@tenth.org with questions. Prayer intercessors are available to pray with you after the 11 AM service. Find them near Catacombs room C6. Tenth College Fellowship is hosting a barbecue behind 1710 today after the 11 AM service. We especially welcome all the students who are new to Philadelphia. Tenth City Network (20 s and 30 s) will go Out to Lunch today. Meet out front on Spruce Street after the 11 AM service. UPCOMING EVENTS The church office will be closed Monday, September 4. The Building Committee meets Tuesday, September 5, 6:30 pm, in Delancey 2W. Parish 4 men will hold a men s prayer breakfast at the Wayne Panera (319 E. Lancaster Ave, Wayne, PA, between St. Davids & Aberdeen Roads, on north side of street) Saturday, September 9, 7:30 AM. Contact Paul Reimold. The Maranatha fall kickoff will be on September 9 in Ocean City, NJ. Everyone in grades 6 12 is welcome! For more details, contact Amber at acarter@tenth.org. Medical and healthcare students and professionals of faith are you looking to connect with others in the city? Are you new to Philadelphia? Join us at a welcome back BBQ with Medical Campus Outreach at 5 PM on

8 September 9. Lauren at for location and other details. Tenth Business Network meets next Sunday, September 10, 9 AM, in 1710 Spruce, second floor rear. Join them as they discuss the next chapter of The Call. Attendees are asked to review the questions for each chapter before each meeting as this is a good launch pad to interesting discussion. As always, we will try to personalize Os Guinness points to our work situations. Infant baptism is available on September 10 at the 11 AM service. Contact hsneller@tenth.org to sign up. Register next Sunday at a table in Reception Hall after Rally Day, between morning services, for Tenth Children s Music. The new year of music and fun will begin Sunday, September 17, 6 PM. Please see Joseph Waggoner for information and to confirm your attendance, or contact him at jwaggoner@tenth.org. Bruce McDowell will hold a book signing for his new book, Christian Baptism: The Sign and Seal of God s Covenant Promises on Sunday, September 10, in Reception Hall after both morning services. Parish 3 has an opportunity to serve our homeless neighbors at next Sunday s Community Dinner. Help is needed with food preparation and hosting in Fellowship Hall after the 11 AM service. Contact dapple@tenth.org. All women are cordially invited to attend the women s weekly Tuesday night Bible study, September 12 December 19, 6:30 PM, at Tenth. They will discuss The Chronicles of the Kings. For information, contact Charlotte Ackerman. The Cherry Hill women s Bible study on Wednesday mornings will resume September 13. The topic is 1 Timothy and Titus. Childcare is available. For more information, contact Jessie Yang. The Parish 4 women s Bible study resumes on Thursday, September 14, 9 AM, in Havertown using Nancy Guthrie s study on prophets. Contact Linda Schmucker. The fall small group leaders luncheon is on September 17 in 1710 at 12:30 PM. All small group leaders are invited to attend, as are those interested in leading a small group. R.S.V.P. by September 13 to plee@tenth.org. Months before the recent Charlottesville horrors, the leaders of Bridge-Builders ministry agreed to change its focus to explore how we are many skin colors, yet one in Christ. Journey with us Sunday, September 17, 1 PM, in Fellowship Hall as we eat, talk, and pray together. For information and to R.S.V.P., contact dapple@tenth.org. The Arts Salon will gather in the Delancey lobby at 1:30 PM (to give you time to have lunch first) on September 17. Dot Boersma will give us a walking tour of Tenth s architecture and history. We d love for you to join us please R.S.V.P. to Lydia Schrader. The communicants class for students from sixth grade through high school begins on September 17, 5 PM, at 1716 Spruce Street, 1 Front. They will learn about membership at Tenth. Contact Pat at pcanavan@tenth. org for questions and details. A Christian student can face challenges on a secular campus. How can God use you in that place? Come hear pharmacist Dan Hussar talk about this question and more; free food and fellowship are included! This MCO CityWide event is on September 22 at UPenn in the Jordan Medical Education Center 505EW at 6:30 PM. questions to Lauren at mco.smi.tenth@gmail.com. Tenth is hosting the Bethanna Christian Services church leader breakast Saturday, September 23, 9 AM 12 PM in Fellowship Hall. Tenth leaders and others are invited to hear about Bethanna s work with foster care and helping families in Center City and South Philly. For more information, contact dapple@tenth.org. R.S.V.P. to mmaxwell@bethanna.org, Parish 1 is having a picnic at FDR Park in South Philadelphia on Saturday, September 23, 3 7 PM. Please save the date and sign up on the form that will be sent out next week. For more information, please Philip Maniscola. The 2nd Annual Parish 6 Cup is scheduled on Saturday, September 23, 4 PM, at Golf Land, 801 Haddonfield Berlin Road, Voorhees, NJ. Join us! Attempt to win the Parish 6 Cup from the Van Dervort family, and challenge the pastor in a putt off as well. See or contact Kendall Jones for more information. If you are interested in learning more about membership and Tenth, join us for our fall membership class. The class starts September 24 at 9 AM at 1716 Spruce, 1 Front. For more information or to sign up, Pat at pcanavan@tenth.org and Pattie at plee@tenth.org.

9 String classes (violin, viola, cello, and bass) at an affordable cost are being offered to students in the church and community, ages 7 to 17. Classes are every Wednesday from 4 to 5 PM. The first 16-week session starts September 27. For information or to register, visit tenth.org/violin or Judy at jharvey@tenth.org. Covenant Presbyterian Church, Cherry Hill, is offering a women s seminar, Forever Starts Now, on September 29 and 30. Julia Quillen is the speaker. Register online at or call for information. Tenth is hosting a Mercy Ministry opportunity, Surviving Prison R e-entry Immersion where participants will learn survival skills ex-offenders use as they go out and search for housing, education, jobs, etc. This experience will begin and end at Tenth on Saturday, September 30, 10 AM 1 PM. Register ($40) at redemptionhousing.org/day-one-challenge. For information, contact dapple@tenth.org. Join a Bible study with Carlos DiCarlo and others on Monday nights, 6:30 PM, as they study James epistle. For information, contact carlos.dicarlo1975@gmail.com. Meet in 1710 Spruce Street (enter at 1701 Delancey first). Join Bruce McDowell and Enrique Leal for prayer on Wednesdays, 5:30 6 PM, in 3 West. Join Internationals Outreach West Philadelphia for a weekly Bible study at 5:30 PM at The City School at Spruce Hill, 42nd and Baltimore. Contact Enrique at eleal@tenth.org or x223. OPPORTUNITIES To learn how to participate in our denomination s Hurricane Harvey relief, go to pcamna.org/disasterresponse/storms. We are in need of items for a rummage sale! If you have items you d like to donate, please do so by September 10. If you would like more information about the rummage sale, please Pattie at plee@tenth.org. Tenth has Bible studies throughout the metropolitan area. Pick up a parish flyer in our lobbies to learn the small group Bible study contact for each area or go to tenth.org to find a group. Tenth s media ministry is seeking individuals interested in operating sound, webcast, and other technical outreaches. See Steve Kohler or skohler@tenth.org. Used laptop computers are needed for ministry partners in Liberia and Colombia. Contact Bruce McDowell at bmcdowell@tenth.org. PRAISE GOD FOR The marriage of Kenny Thompson and Shannon Tyner on Friday, August 25, in Greenville, South Carolina. Kenny grew up in our church in the Tom and Leslie Thompson family. MCO s successful medical outreach held with Rock Ministries at their carnival in Kensington on August 12. Twenty people participated and 85 were screened. PRAY FOR Members who have ongoing health needs: Clare Arnesen, Bob Caldwell, Marjorie Calvanico, Catherine Clinton, Allen D Acenzo, Brian Forde, Paul Graves, Cyndy Hunt, Wally Jones, Frank Palumbo, Lois Palumbo, Temmie Pearson, Nancy Siegel, Ronald Smith, Howard Vos, Saundra Wiggins, Chazz Williams. The trustees report the following giving totals as of August 27, 2017: Church Ministry (8/27/17) Church Ministry YTD Outreach YTD Building YTD 2017 Giving 42,578 1,166, ,832 79, Budget YTD 39,368 1,377, , ,280 Difference 3, , ,753 32,874 The Project of the Month offering as of August 27 is $1,414.

10 TENTH GIVING Tenth carries out its gospel-centered mission of proclaiming God s truth to those of us near and far away through servants who are worthy of their hire in their faithful work. Tenth s funds support those servants and cover other expenses (for our church ministries as well as maintenance, utilities, etc.) that keep the gospel work going, while we seek to create space for future gospel work through the Capital Campaign. Our combined Church Ministry Fund and Outreach Fund budgets call for 2017 combined giving of $3,047,430. To date, our giving is significantly below amounts needed for this time of year. Seasonallyadjusted projections suggest a year-end gap of over $200,000 in those two funds; without seasonal adjustments, projections are far more concerning. In addition, the Building Fund totals shown on the previous page also are well below budget, affecting needed larger repairs, like exterior painting, and renovations, such as the long-desired upgrade for Fellowship Hall. Please join Tenth s Elders and Trustees as we re-commit ourselves to prayer and consider sacrificial giving toward our ongoing ministry for the gospel in Philadelphia and around the world.

11 17th & Spruce Streets SENIOR MINISTER MAILING ADDRESS 1701 Delancey Street Philadelphia, PA p f welcome@tenth.org MINISTERS Rev. Deryck Barson, Assistant Minister Rev. Enrique Leal, Internationals Rev. Gavin Lymberopoulos, Metro Dr. Bruce McDowell, Global Outreach Dr. Jerry McFarland, Senior Associate Rev. Carroll Wynne, Pastoral Care MINISTRY DIRECTORS Dr. David Apple, Mercy Patrick Canavan, Administrator; Chr. Ed. Colin Howland, Organist/Music Dr. Laura Layer, Medical Campus Outreach Pam Nothacker, Tenth Preschool Sarah Peterman, Nursery Dora Phan, Maranatha (Jr/Sr High) PARISH 1 ELDERS: CENTER CITY/S PHILA Frank Harder Doug Potts PARISH 2 ELDERS: N PHILA/N SUBURBS Steve Bachman Nasrat Ghattas David Fiori Dan Kunkle PARISH 3 ELDERS: W PHILA/W SUBURBS Ron Hoch Bob Kempf Gregg Olmstead PARISH 4 ELDERS: MAINLINE Patrick Canavan Paul Grant PARISH 5 ELDERS: SW SUBURBS/DELAWARE Dave Collins George McFarland Bert Fink PARISH 6 ELDERS: NEW JERSEY Andrew Fletcher Jim Hala Steve Forde Russ Pfeifer TENTH INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP ELDER Nasrat Ghattas SERVICES NEXT WEEK 9 AM & 11 AM: Morning Worship Jonah... 6:30 PM: Evening Worship Daniel... CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Nursery care is available during all services. For Adult/Youth/ Children s Bible School opportunities, see our Bible School brochure available in our lobbies, or visit our website at tenth.org. DIRECTIONS AND SUNDAY PARKING An Attending Services placard, which is available in our lobbies, must be placed on the front dashboard of your car for parking in permitted areas on the street. See the parking areas listed on the placard. The main reduced-rate garage is between 17th and 18th on South Street. Parking lot tickets must be stamped in the Narthex or Delancey Lobby. Free parking is available on Sundays in the Liberty Place Garage (north of Chestnut Street, from 16th to 17th Street). Free chaser tickets are available in Reception Hall after services. See tenth.org/parking for all parking details and directions. RESOURCES Explore the church and our ministries at tenth.org. At the site, you may view services live, as well as past services. Tenth members and regular attendees may also link to the church s database using the AccessTenth link from the home page. The church library is open between morning services, 10:30 11:00, in Catacombs rooms C1 and C4. ABOUT TENTH We are a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America adhering to the authority of Scripture and confessing the doctrine contained in the Westminster Standards. Tenth was founded in 1829, its present structure was designed by John McArthur Jr., and built in The interior was redesigned by Frank Miles Day in More information about history and architecture is at tenth. org/history.