Presby Prep to start in September
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 [...]
A Word from our Transitional General Presbyter – April 24, 2025
By Maureen Wright On Easter, I spoke with one of the “saints of the faith” during the passing of the peace. She shared with me her traditional Easter greeting, “Christ is risen” and the expected response of “He is risen, indeed!” Easter Sunday is a joyous celebration of the [...]
A Word from our Transitional General Presbyter – April 10, 2025
By Maureen Wright Several years ago, I was asked to write an entry for a devotion booklet being compiled by one of the churches in the Presbytery. Each writer was assigned a scripture passage. My assigned passage was Romans 10:14-15 – “But how are they to call on one [...]
A Word from our Transitional General Presbyter – March 27, 2025
By Maureen Wright Many of you have likely seen the movie The Bucket List, released in 2007. It was directed and produced by Rob Reiner and written by Justin Zackham. Starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, it tells the story of two terminally ill men on a road trip [...]
News from the Presbytery’s Treasurer – March 27, 2025
2025 Per Capita The 20252 Per Capita rate is $30.30 per member, according to the church’s membership in the most recently file statistical report. With the total rate at $30.30 per member, the Presbytery of West Virginia will keep $17.46, sending $10.44 and $2.40 to the General Assembly and [...]