A Word from our Transitional General Presbyter – August 10, 2023
By Maureen Wright The first 10 days of serving as the Transitional General Presbyter for the Presbytery of West Virginia have been busy. My calendar looks as if it has been hit by a scheduling tsunami as I have added additional committee meetings, visits with pastors, a number of [...]
Getting to know our newer pastors: Rev. Steve Elderbrock
Rev. Steve Elderbrock has served three other Presbyterian churches before coming to Bridgeport. However, this is the first time he has been interviewing and seeking a new call since he and his wife Deb were married on Oct. 22, 2022. This is Steve’s first marriage, and he noted that [...]
News from the Presbytery’s Treasurer – August 10, 2023
Day of Learning - Stewardship: Back to Basics The Presbyterian Foundation is pleased to bring you another Day of Learning for getting back to basics with stewardship. This FREE learning opportunity is set for Aug. 23. There will be two parts: Building a Culture of Generosity at 2 p.m. [...]
Presbytery of West Virginia elects Maureen Wright to lead “A Season of Discernment”
Maureen Wright, who has served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) at all levels, has been unanimously elected Transitional General Presbyter of the Presbytery of West Virginia as it enters a “Season of Discernment.” “Church has changed. The old ways of being, doing, and leading the church are not helpful,” Wright [...]
A Word from our General Presbyter – July 27, 2023
By Ed Thompson This is it, my last newsletter article. Over the past seven and a half years, I will have written somewhere around 173 of these (90 months x 2 articles a month – though we have typically only publish one issue of the newsletter in November). It [...]