2023 Fall Youth Retreat: Unfrozen, Unstuck, Unfazed
Here you will find information on UNFROZEN, UNSTUCK, UNFAZED, the Youth (grades 6-12) Retreat to be held at Bluestone Camp & Retreat on Nov. 10-12, 2023. Anxiety and stress can weigh us down and cause us to feel stuck and fearful. God did not create us or call us [...]
A Word from our Transitional General Presbyter – August 25, 2023
By Maureen Wright The Presbytery met for a stated meeting last Thursday, August 17, at Fayetteville Presbyterian Church. It was good to see so many of you. For those who were unable to be present, you were missed. The Presbytery met Emily Swanson of Holy Cow! Consulting, who has [...]
Presby Prep 2024
Presby Prep is the first year of the presbytery’s Authorized Lay Preacher/Commissioned Pastor Preparation Program. However, it is also more than that. It is an opportunity to become more knowledgeable about what it means to be Presbyterian and part of the Reformed family of churches. Presby Prep is open [...]
Expanding Your Ministry Toolbox: Loss, Grief, and Nostalgia in Congregational Life
“Loss, Grief, and Nostalgia in Congregational Life,” the final Expanding Your Ministry Toolbox course in 2023, will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Zoom. (Don’t worry, there will be breaks and a time for lunch.) It is open to all. In many of [...]
The 2023 Small Church Conference is here
Join the Presbytery of West Virginia for the 2023 Small Church Conference from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at Elk Hills Presbyterian Church in Charleston. The theme for this 9th annual event is Ministry in the Wilderness. (Click for a flyer.) Rev. Dr. Judi Slater, who previously [...]