Question:

Is it correct for ministers to wear robes in worship services? I would like to know what the OPC teaches.

Answer:

The OPC has no rule regarding wearing robes in the pulpit. Most of our ministers do not adopt the practice. I'm sure some do. It's a matter of choice by the pastor or the session, or both.

I think we would find it objectionable if a pastor would wear different colored robes to suggest different moods, such as penitence, joy, etc. I remember many years ago a neighboring Episcopal pastor showing me his clerical wardrobe with different colored robes to fit the various themes of the church year. But the mere wearing of a robe in the pulpit would be considered optional.