A Word from our Moderator – August 22, 2024
By Dawn Adamy This is a hard thing to admit, especially for a moderator, but for some time in my early ministry, I wasn’t a fan of Robert’s Rules of Order. I often wondered if parliamentary procedure was helpful in a church context; the rules felt rigid — even [...]
A Word from our Transitional General Presbyter – August 8, 2024
By Maureen Wright August 1 marked the one-year anniversary of the Presbytery’s transition. Throughout the past 12 months, I have reflected on our work to leave what we know as a Presbytery and move into the unknown. My first newsletter article reflected on the Call of Abram in Genesis [...]
A Word from our Transitional General Presbyter – July 25, 2024
By Maureen Wright Nothing is constant but change. This statement is attributed to Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher who lived around 500 BC. While change may be constant, most of us do not like or look forward to change. Change is difficult. The Presbytery of West Virginia will be asked [...]
A Word from our Transitional General Presbyter – July 11, 2024
By Maureen Wright The Leadership Team is moving closer to a proposed vision and plan for the Presbytery of West Virginia. The team will meet with Emily Swanson of Holy Cow! Consulting this week to work with a draft of the plan. The plan is the result of the [...]
A Word from our Transitional General Presbyter – June 27, 2024
By Maureen Wright The 226th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) opened on Tuesday as the committees of the assembly began their work using Zoom. The General Assembly is awe-inspiring. It challenges us to look beyond our local context to listen, wonder, and discern what God is saying [...]