Dear Westminster Presbyterian Church Family, Please read on for an update from the Session's November meeting. SHEPHERDING Last month we shared with you a ministry called Wellspring Group, a discipleship ministry that leads people to live wholehearted lives in friendship with God and with others. In this month's meeting, the Session heard from Greg Poole, Executive Past...

Dear Westminster Presbyterian Church Family, Please read on for an update from the Session's October meeting. BRIGHT HOPE MINISTRY Since forming our Bright Hope ministry to Afghan refugees, we have been able to support three families in their transition to living in the United States. The goal for these families has always been to lead them toward self-sufficiency. We a...

How would you complete these sentences: "If I had to choose between all the disciplines of the spiritual life, I would choose ______" and "I know of no other single practice in the Christian life more rewarding, practically speaking, than_____". What would you answer? For the late Dallas Willard, and Pastor Chuck Swindoll the answer was scripture memory. For many of us,...

Dear Westminster Presbyterian Church Family, In February we shared that we were engaging a church consulting firm to help us revisit and revise our strategic plan. After many months of work, we want to share an update with you. In May, the consultants at McGowan Global Institute came to our campus to hold a focus group Session of about 40 church members. They also interv...

Fall is upon us and for many it is a time of anticipation and excitement. Kids journey into new grades with exuberance. Sports and after-school activities fire back up. Your favorite football teams are still holding the promise of a good season without any of the disappointment (at least not yet). And the thing I am sure you are most anticipating a new sermon series at Wes...

We could not be more excited about the three new people who have joined our staff recently. We are so blessed to have such an incredible staff supporting our church. Please give a warm welcome to our newest staff members if you see them around. Samantha York ROAR Sports Administrative Assistant Samantha grew up in Asheboro, NC, before moving with her family to Rock ...

The Yo-Pros served with City. Service. Mission. (CSM) in Washington, D.C., on June 6-9. We ministered to the new summer interns on their final weekend before hosting middle school and high school groups for the rest of the summer.

Whether your summer involves a trip to the beach, tiring your kids out at the neighborhood pool, or nights spent on your back porch enjoying the fireflies, chances are you will be cracking open a book or two in the next couple of months. Here is a list of books our pastors and staff recommend. Mike Honeycutt From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep...

If you had or have school-aged children, you know how hard it is to keep kids entertained over their summer break. This makes the summer a key time in student ministry because kids want to spend more time with each other and our staff. To help us, we bring in interns each summer to make sure every one of our students is being reached over the summer. This year, we have an ...

Women's Ministry Women's Discipleship just wrapped up our year-long study in the book of Mark. It was a meaningful study on the life and ministry of Jesus and the implications for us in our own lives. Studying the content of God's Word in the context of community is a beautiful blessing. In our recent survey women described their experience in the following ways. The ...