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Come to the 2019 Westminster Lectureship Series on October 12, 2019. This year we welcome Dr. Gary Dorrien, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Religion at Columbia University. Dr. Dorrien is also the author of 19 books on ethics, social theory, philosophy, and politics.

Dr. Niebuhr will speak in the morning at 11 o’clock on “The New Abolition: W.E.B. DuBois and the Black Social Gospel. After lunch, he’ll discuss “Breaking White Supremacy: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Black Social Gospel.

Everyone is welcome; there are no tickets required. Lunch will be available for purchase between the lectures. Park behind the church, off 17th Street.  Westminster’s address is 400 Rugby Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911.

https://www.westminsterva.org/professor-of-religion-columbia-university/

Exciting News!

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On July 28, we welcomed Rev. Dorothy Piatt to Westminster as Associate Pastor for University and Social Justice Mission.
Most recently, Dorothy completed a two-year Resident Ministry program at First Presbyterian Church in Ann Arbor, Mich. As part of a team at First, she helped re-launch and re-energize that church’s Campus Ministries.
Prior to her residency, Dorothy interned at Second Presbyterian Church in Nashville, while earning her M.Div. from Vanderbilt Divinity School. There she worked with church leadership to deepen the congregation’s commitment to justice and full inclusion for LGBTQIA+ individuals and families, as well as working on intentional anti-racism and intersectional justice through liturgical and educational series, trainings, and purposeful conversations.
In her letter to us, Dorothy wrote of the resonance of our congregation’s needs with the pastoral ministry to which she feels most drawn: “working at the nexus of church, academy, and community to build relationships and welcoming young adults into communal life while helping foster social awareness among them to promote justice.”
Blessings,
Ron Wiley and the members of the Associate Pastor Nominating Committee

The Grand Adventure: Pilgrims in the Tetons

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Recently, a group of 15 youth and adults head to the Grand Tetons on Pilgrimage 2019: The Grand Adventure. It has been a year in the making and much longer in the preparing. The group went hiking, horseback riding, visited Yellowstone, took part in an environmental service project, enjoyed cooking and singing around a campfire and sleeping in lux-yurts! Each day, the group gave thanks for moments of wonder and took part in times of silence and sharing.
We are grateful that WPC takes seriously the baptismal promise of caring for and nurturing the faith of its children and youth through its financial and spiritual support of this important part of the youth ministry here.

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“So faith, hope, and love abide, these three;
but the greatest of these is love.”
−1 Corinthians 13:13

Our Mission

Sustained by grace, we are called to serve Christ, share God’s love, and work for justice in a complex world.

Our Values

With faith, hope, and love as bedrock Christian values, we also cherish the following:
  • Thinking and Learning
  • Inclusiveness
  • Fellowship
  • Stewardship
  • Courage

 

Westminster follows the Presbyterian Book of Confession and is a confessional church. You can view/read the Book of Confession at the PC(USA) website by clicking on the following link: http://www.pcusa.org/book-confessions.

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