Year: 2024

Any youth entering 8th grade or high school this fall is eligible to sign up for our 2024-2025 Praxis Confirmation class. This class allows youth the opportunity to journey with an adult mentor to learn more about the Christian faith and how the Spirit has/is gifting them to practice Jesus’ love, compassion, and justice in their community and world. Click here to register for this year’s class.

While it appears we are right on track with our budget as mentioned last time, it is important to point out that if we meet our expected revenue at year-end, we are still facing a deficit of at least $120k. This assumes our expenses are on plan. The plan for this year was to take advantage of a healthy operating reserve of $257k to absorb the deficit, while giving us time to determine the right staffing configuration and new revenue ideas for a changing faith landscape. Two areas we have addressed are the facility staffing needs with a hiring of another FT custodian and adding a PT finance assistant to allow Jennie Moffitt to focus full-time on the front office needs. As we head into the fall, look for new developments in our overall strategic plan.
 

For the past several months the Strategic Visioning Team has been meeting and has prepared a list of questions to help discern the direction God is leading us. Interested in participating in a one-hour small focus group or meeting individually with a member of the Visioning Team? The team wants to hear from you! Topics may include: What brought you to WPC and what keeps you here? What would you like to see more or less of? The team welcomes your thoughts, contact the team to get started.

Did you know every year we pay a per capita amount for every Westminster member to enable the Presbyterian Church (USA) to function as a denomination? This year that amount is $38 per member. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to donate the $38 for each confirmed member in your household. Click here to donate or send a check to the church office with “per capita” on the memo line.

Our outreach team recently approved the purchase to fill 3 baskets with common household tools and other supplies that were needed ASAP for Bridge of Hope families. These families moved from homelessness into apartments. Now our goal is to provide an additional 7 baskets to give families basic supplies when moving into a new home. During August donate items for these baskets. Click here to select one or more items needed. Drop items off in the bins in Café 10 West.

Our Strategic Visioning Team wants to hear from you! Join a one-hour small focus group or meet individually with a member of the Visioning Team. Topics may include: What brought you to WPC and what keeps you here? What would you like to see more or less of? The team welcomes your thoughts, contact the team to get started.

• Dinner for Eight
  Time TBD
  Dinner for 8 is an opportunity to gather with eight people (couples and singles – all are welcome!) for good food, great conversation, and Christian fellowship. The group will rotate dinner at a different household or restaurant each month. The fall session will run from September through December. Email Scott & Erin Lockledge if you want to participate by September 3. We will assign groups by September 8. 
• Gathering of Men
  7-8:30 pm Wed. starting Sept. 11 • Spellman Jr & Zoom
  This fall’s study is Tim Keller’s Galatians For You. Join us for a fellowship night on Wednesday, September 4 at Iron Hill in West Chester as we welcome new and returning members.
• Women’s Weekly Wednesday Bible Study
  9:30-11:30 am Wed. starting Sept. 18 • Spellman Jr & Zoom
  This 13 week study, Luke in the Land – Bible Study Book with Video Access will follow Kristi McLelland through Israel studying snapshots from the Gospel of Luke. Kristi will challenge the way we read the accounts of Jesus. Through teaching videos she will take you to locations in Israel like Bethlehem, the Sea of Galilee, Gethsemane, Jerusalem, and the road to Emmaus.