Christ Church, Reformed church in Moscow, Idaho
Christ Church is a Calvinist congregation in Moscow, Idaho, pastored by Douglas Wilson and a member of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches. It is listed as a ministry of New Saint Andrews College, whose president, Ben Merkle, is an elder at the church, and its session of elders holds spiritual authority over the college. The church is estimated to have between 900 and 2,000 members.
Christ Church started in 1975 as an Evangelical Free Church plant. In September 2020 it organized two anti-mask psalm sings at Moscow City Hall; about 150 attended the first, where five were cited and three arrested, including deacon Gabriel Rench. A federal judge later ruled the city had erred because its code exempted religious and protest activities.
The congregation maintains direct ties with communities in Ivory Coast through mission work focused on scripture translation and educational support. This outreach reflects how the church extends its values beyond the local congregation.
Christ Church sits in Moscow, Idaho, and its ministries are spread across the town rather than in one complex: New Saint Andrews College and Greyfriars Hall are run under the church's session of elders. Visitors should confirm service times and locations directly, since the congregation's activities extend to affiliated schools and a mission to the Bakwé people of southwest Côte d'Ivoire.
Christ Church began in 1975 as an Evangelical Free Church plant. In September 2020 it organized two mask-less psalm sings at Moscow City Hall against the city's mask mandate; about 150 people came on September 23, five were cited and three arrested, including deacon Gabriel Rench, whose charges were later dismissed. A federal judge ruled in February 2023 that the city had erred, since its ordinances exempted religious and protest activities.
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