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Come Worship With Us.

Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship: Contemporary Service 9:00 a.m.; Traditional Service 11:00 a.m.

Phone: 864-229-3595 Office Hours: 8:30-4:30 M-F


Welcome!

We are delighted you have come to visit the web location for Westminster Presbyterian Church. WPC is a warm and welcoming body of believers in Jesus Christ seeking to be a people who share His love both here in Greenwood and throughout the world. As you look through these pages and learn much more about our history and our vision for the future, please feel free to visit the staff page and contact any of us should you have any questions or comments. We welcome both, just as we welcome you.

May God bless you!
Dr. Chris Leonard
Pastor


February Family Night Supper

Wednesday, February 15
6:00 p.m.

Our own Dr. Michael Bush will be speaking to us about the work of the Office of Presbyterian Ministries at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Come and join us for dinner and fellowship.
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                                                                      Wednesdays at Westminster
                                       Dinner and Lenten Vespers


Beginning Wednesday, February 22
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m.    Dinner in Fellowship Hall

6:30 p.m.    Welcome, Opening Prayer, and
  Discussion Question

7:00 p.m.    Vespers Worship

7:30 p.m.  Prayers

Proposed Vespers Schedule

Feb 22 Ash Wednesday  Dr. Chris Leonard
Feb 29 2nd Wednesday in Lent  Dr. John Bacot
Mar 7 3rd Wednesday in Lent  Rev. Spears Alexander
Mar 14 4th Wednesday in Lent  Dr. Michael Bush
Mar 21 5th Wednesday in Lent  Rev. Don Elliott
Mar 28 6th Wednesday in Lent  Rev. Debby Plumstead Marshall

*Please sign-up with the church office
to make your reservations!!!
**Children’s programs to be offered
from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m

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                               Fellowship of Presbyterians
                              January Conference Summary


Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  

What a Conference it was in Orlando!  While it is far too early to assess the historical significance of this event, we who were there know it was good to be with people of similar passions for Jesus Christ and his Church.  Worshiping the Lord in a rich variety of styles, hearing God's Word proclaimed from young and old, male and female, Egyptian, Asian, African American, and Caucasian preachers, musicians, and worship leaders, we experienced the joy of like-mindedness with one another and with Christ.

Together as brothers and sisters in Christ, we took significant steps in our new and evolving journey: 
• we saw over 270 leaders under the age of 45 come together for dialogue on issues and challenges they face and take initial  steps toward building new networks of support and mentoring;
• we identified "essential tenets" and a process for nurturing theological conversations;
• we presented a new polity, introducing exciting possibilities for a new way of relating;
• we began to define a contemporary "Narrative on the State of Religion," guiding congregations toward mutual accountability;
• we launched what amounts to a new denomination, the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians (ECO);
• we gave further definition to The Fellowship of Presbyterians, the "umbrella" organization which connects people called to  stay within the PC(USA) with those who are joining ECO in common practices of discipleship, ministry, and a common  order;
• then, as the Conference concluded, we took another significant step as we individually signed the covenant of discipleship that defines The Fellowship of Presbyterians. 

We also learned many things in Orlando.  Despite our essential tenets finding substantive agreement, we were reminded that we are a rich mix of people with both Evangelical and Reformed accents.  Hearing sincere concern, the Board has voted to remove the line in the theology project that reads, "In choosing some, God passes over others" (III.B).  While we believe it is a reasonable way of expressing the impact of election, it is too strong a statement for some at this moment.  We encourage you to keep reading and discussing the theology project with one another.  Theological dialogue takes time, and is an investment well made.

Further, the Board felt we needed to clarify how our essential tenets will work.  Earlier this week, the Board passed this examination question:

"Will you receive, adopt, and be bound by these essential tenets, found in the confessions, as theological affirmations necessary to unite us in a like-minded company of believers?"

Finally, because few congregations are yet in a position to definitively state their long-term intentions for affiliation we have a   request:

● As your session votes to join The Fellowship of Presbyterians, please notify us of your intention at email@fellowship-pres.org.  You will be added to the growing list of Fellowship supporters on the website and receive specially designed information and next steps for involvement and mutual ministry.

● As your session and congregation vote to be dismissed from the PC(USA), contact us at email@fellowship-pres.org to request the application packet for ECO and enter the transition process.

● As your session continues in the discernment process, please complete this survey to let us know what direction and timeframe you are discerning for your congregation.  All information is for planning purposes only and will not be shared formally or informally until session, congregation, and presbytery votes are taken.

As we said at the beginning, it is far too early to assess the historical significance of the Orlando Conference, but we who were there know it was an important step in the right direction for hundreds of congregations and tens of thousands of individuals.  Share the joy you experienced in Orlando, the hope of the gospel that was articulated, and the vision for a new way of being church together in the opening weeks of 2012, and together we'll discover God powerfully at work among his people.

In Christ,
Jim Singleton,
President, Fellowship of Presbyterians

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NEW FAITH NEWS

New Faith Presbyterian, our Presbytery’s New Church Developing in the Greenwood Area, has been selected as one of ten congregations across the country to be featured at the next General Assembly Gathering in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!

New Faith continues sharing God’s Love and Growing in Faith, service and membership.

          Thank you for your support, encouragement and prayers.

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Passion - 2012 in the Georgia Dome

2012 Ski Trip

All Youth Slideshows are located on the Youth Page, just scroll down 

Youth Page

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Women’s Morning Bible Study

To Live Is Christ: The Life and Ministry of Paul

by Beth Moore. 

All women are invited to join us for this in-depth Bible study on

Tuesdays, January 17- April 3, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. 

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Flower Calendar

 

There are a number of Sundays open on the 2011 Flower Calendar.   If you would like to place flowers in the church in honor or memory of someone, please sign up on the calendar outside the church office.  Please note if you would like for the flowers to remain for two weeks.

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ONE CAN MINISTRY...

Any Canned Food Item

Containers are located in the hall outside of the sanctuary and in the fellowship hall.  The congregation is continually challenged to remember this  ministry in prayer and action.

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Relay for Life 2012

The American Cancer Society holds its annual Relay For Life here in Greenwood every May.  In 2012, Westminster Presbyterian Church plans to field a relay team.  If you are interested in joining or supporting the team, please contact Amanda Young or Chad Hinson for more information.

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Used Christian Book Drive

for

The Foundation Recovery House

 

A box entitled “Used Christian Book Drive” has been placed in the hallway outside the church office. 

The Foundation Recovery House, a new half-way house in Greenwood, would like to collect 50 Christian books to have available for the women that would help them grow in their faith. 

These can be anything from Bibles to used Bible study books.  If you have books that you could give, please drop off at WPC.

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Soup Kitchen

Don’t Forget!!!

WPC supports the Soup Kitchen

 Donations are needed to feed the hungry!

January: Any Canned Food Item

The containers are in the hall outside the sanctuary and upstairs in the north entrance.

Have you missed a meal or two because you had no food? Have you ever been hungry - really hungry as not eaten in two or more days? Have you had no money to buy food for several weeks?  Most of us will answer "no" to these questions and think them ridiculous. However, there are people in Greenwood who answer truthfully "yes" to these questions. That is why our church has adopted the Soup Kitchen as a weekly project. All members who are willing, bring canned goods or non-perishable food to the church and place them in the containers in the hall near the church offices or at the north entrance. These are taken weekly to the soup kitchen where approximately 150 people have their only meal of the day. If you can pick up a can or two when you're shopping and bring them to the church, you will indeed be fulfilling "...if you did it for one of these, you did it unto me". There is a monthly suggestion in the bulletin as to what you might bring, but you may bring whatever you choose. at any time. Let's make sure hungry Greenwoodians have at least one nourishing meal each day. Thank you. 

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Vida Joven de Nicaragua
 
 
Need more quality Vida Joven Coffee??? 
 
You can purchase one pound bags from the website listed below.  And as always, one bag covers the cost of sending a kid to camp for one day.  So, God is glorified even in our coffee drinking.
 
Beyond Beans Coffee
 

 

 

Vida Joven Nicaragua - Summer 2011 Newsletter

(Click on the Link Above for a Complete Version)

Upcoming Events
February 6 - Monday
09:00 AM - Staff Meeting
10:00 AM - Circle 1
February 7 - Tuesday
06:00 PM - Congregational Care Ministry Team Meeting
07:00 PM - Circle 3
February 8 - Wednesday
07:30 PM - Adult Choir
February 9 - Thursday
07:00 PM - Circle 2
February 11 - Saturday
09:30 AM - Presbytery Meeting - 1st Presbyterian Church, Clinton, SC
February 12 - Sunday
09:00 AM - Contemporary Worship
09:45 AM - Coffee Fellowship
10:00 AM - Sunday School
11:00 AM - Worship
05:00 PM - Youth Sunday Night Live
05:00 PM - Handbells
February 13 - Monday
09:00 AM - Staff Meeting
06:30 PM - Called Session Meeting
February 14 - Tuesday
Happy Valentines Day
05:30 PM - Evangelism Ministry Team Meeting
06:00 PM - Worship Ministry Team Meeteing
February 15 - Wednesday
07:00 AM - Prayer Time
06:00 PM - Family Night Supper, Dr. Michael Bush Guest Speaker
07:30 PM - Adult Choir

 Weekly Electronic
Newsletter

E-News January 31
E-News January 10
E-News January 3
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
2330 Cokesbury Road
Greenwood, SC 29649
Phone: 864-229-3595
NHatfield@wpcgwd.org

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