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 [...]
Applications now available for 2024 General Assembly Commissioners and Young Adult Advisory Delegates (YAADs)
The Committee on Representation is accepting applications for Minister of Word and Sacrament and Ruling Elder Commissioners as well as Young Adult Advisory Delegates (YAADs) to the 226th General Assembly. Assembly Committee meetings will be held online June 25-27, 2024, with the Plenary Business Meeting in person June 29 [...]
A Word from our General Presbyter – July 13, 2023
By Ed Thompson Ten years from now – or even one year from now – I may well have a different perspective on my ministry here in this presbytery. At this point, as I wrap up my second tour of duty in West Virginia, there are probably four things [...]
News from the Presbytery’s Treasurer – July 13, 2023
Church Financial Leadership Grants available now If you are a pastor, commissioned ruling elder, a leader of a 1001 New Worshiping Community, or a member of a stewardship team, the Presbyterian Foundation has Church Financial Leadership Grants available for you. The grants will enable you to institute best practices [...]