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 [...]
News from the Presbytery’s Treasurer – June 27, 2024
Fed Raises Minimum Salary Requirements For Exempt Status From Frank Sommerville, Church Law & Tax. Read this article on Church Law & Tax. The Department of Labor (DOL) is raising the minimum salary requirement under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) from $684 per week to $844 per week [...]
Music Opportunity for Small Churches
At the February Presbytery Meeting, the Presbytery approved a recommendation from the Leadership Team to use the balance of the Small Church Grant from the Synod of the Trinity to fund the purchase of hymn accompaniment for 10 hymns for each of up to 75 small churches in the [...]