Faith Reformed Church

Church Government

The biblical model of church government requires that the church is to be nurtured and governed by the New Testament offices of Pastors, Elders and Deacons. It is the special duty of church leaders to uphold, by the grace of God, the marks of a true Church: The preaching of the pure teaching of the gospel, the proper distribution of the sacraments, and the faithful exercise of Christian discipline. Read more …

Pastor

Rev. Bowen and his wife Patty were married in 1977. They have two children Bethany, and Marcus. Hank was born and raised in San Diego. He attended San Diego State University and California State University, Northridge, where he received his degree in Business Administration.

Following his graduation Hank and Patty and moved from Southern California to Sacramento in 1983 where they joined the Sacramento Covenant Reformed Church. During his time in Sacramento Hank served as both a deacon and elder and was involved in church planting of several congregations in Northern California.

In 1987 Hank entered Mid-America Reformed Seminary in Orange City, IA where he graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 1990. During his time there he was instrumental in starting the Trinity Reformed Church in Sioux Falls, SD. In 1990 Hank was ordained to the gospel ministry and assumed the pastoral responsibilities of Grace Reformed Church in Willows and Covenant Reformed Church in Chico. In 1997 he also preached at Faith Reformed Church in Anderson while it was without a pastor. In 1998 he accepted a call to St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church in Hamburg, Minnesota. Hank renewed his love for ice hockey, both playing and also coaching at an elite High School level.

In July of 2003 Hank returned to Northern California and became the pastor of Faith Reformed Church. His heart for missions and love for preaching and teaching the Bible is the foundation for the ministry of Faith Church. Hank is a graduate of Evangelism Explosion and currently serves as the adjunct professor of apologetics at Heidelberg Theological Seminary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He currently serves as the head of the RCUS Publications committee and has been involved in several writing projects. He also serves as the secretary of the Western Classis of the RCUS.

Pastor Bowen is active in the community officiating High School football, basketball and baseball. Weekly he can be found at Big League Dreams playing inline hockey. He also enjoys camping and fishing as time allows.

Elder:

Mr. Michael Peery