Princeton. In 1937, he was ordained through the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Matheson became involved with the congregations at Chesley and Lochalsh, as well as the congregations in Bruce, Huron, and Elgin countries Ontario until his death in 1957. The Chesley congregation eventually began the Presbyterian Reformed Church under the guidance of Murray. Murray conducted Matheson's funeral and later retired in 1968. He returned to Scotland and died in 1975. Growth In 1976 Dr. William Young, an acquaintance of John Murray, joined the presbytery and began serving a congregation at Seekonk, Massachusetts. This congregation became the Presbyterian Reformed Church in 1978. After the death of John Murray, Dr. David Freeman took over preaching duties in Chesley. In 1979, the presbytery organized a congregation under pastor Harry Grimes which no longer exists. In 1992, the presbytery received Trinity Reformed Church from Des Moines, Iowa. In 2001, Michael J. Ericson was installed as the pastor. In 1996, a congregation was organized in Portland, Oregon with D. Douglas Gebbie as the pastor. In 1998, a congregation was organized in Charlotte, North Carolina, led by pastor Timothy J. Worrell until 2013 . After initiating Bible studies in 2012, a congregation was organized in Jasper, Indiana in 2015. The Jasper congregation is led by pastor Brad Freeman. There are also congregations in Rhode Island and in Stockton-on-Tees, England. References External links Stockton Presbyterian Reformed Church in England Christian organizations established in 1965 Presbyterian denominations in the United States Presbyterian denominations in Canada Presbyterian denominations established in the 20th century Evangelical denominations in North America