Session Highlights
Stated Meeting – June
At its stated meeting on June 22, the Session took the following actions: Received a report about the May 20 meeting of presbytery Elected Melissa Druff and Brandon Cline-Taskey as commissioners to the August meeting of presbytery Approved recommendations from...
Stated Meeting – May
At its stated meeting on May 18, the Session took the following actions: Approved inviting Edward Scott to preach and celebrate the Lord’s Supper on July 6 at the 10:00 service and Crystal Raphael to preach on August 17 at both services Approved presenting the State...
Stated Meeting – April
At its stated meeting on April 13, the Session took the following actions: Removed from the rolls Joe Mills who has joined St. Francis Catholic Church and Mike Gabel who has joined Williamsburg United Methodist Church in Williamsburg, VA Elected Jane Wimmer and Dori...
Stated Meeting – March
At its stated meeting on March 16, the Session took the following actions: Received a report on the February meeting of presbytery Approved engaging Worship Times for development of the church website
Stated Meeting – February
At its stated meeting on February 16 in the midst of a power outage, the Session took the following actions: Approved the 2024 PCUSA statistical report Approved a letter of transfer for Gretchen and Mel Allmond to King’s Grant Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach...
From the Pastor’s Desk
Death of Charlie Kirk
The death of Charlie Kirk has sparked continuing vitriol and anger across the nation these days. To some, he is a charismatic figure who inspired young people to embrace a conservative agenda and refused to back down from controversial stands. To others, he was a...
Back to Pennsylvania
In September, I will travel back to Pennsylvania for my 50th high school class reunion. The last reunion I attended was my 10th, so it will be interesting to see how classmates have changed and what has happened in their lives over these last 40 years! I have had a...
What – in seven words – is the Bible for?
The cover story in the April edition of The Christian Century poses an interesting question: What – in seven words – is the Bible for? Fifty writers – some biblical scholars or theologians, others writers or pastors – offer their suggested answers with some brief...
Four New Plaques in the Memorial Garden
Last week, four plaques were installed on the wall of the Memorial Garden by Stu Allen for Pat Dindinger, Betty Bonham, Carolyn Hensley, and David Stahl. They join 24 other plaques on that wall that honor Covenant folks whose ashes have been interred in that sacred...
And There Was Light…
In his biography of Abraham Lincoln, And There Was Light, Jon Meacham observes: “[T]oLincoln the duty of the leader and of the citizen was neither to despair nor to seek solace and security with the merely strong, but to discern and to pursue the right.” That...
