Interim General Presbyter Fred Holbrook retired June 30. This marks the end of 40 years of ordained service to the Lord and to PC(USA). After receiving a Master of Divinity from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Holbrook was called to service in Kansas, North Carolina,…
The Committee on Nominations is seeking ruling elders open to serving as vice moderator of the presbytery in 2023 and as moderator in 2024. Ideal candidates are those who enjoy conducting meetings, speaking in public, and learning new things. If you are a ruling elder…
The 111th meeting will be held via Zoom on June 14, beginning at 9:30 a.m. This memo outlines the plans that have been developed and the steps that church commissioners, ministers, Christian educators, presbytery moderators, and guests should take to become fully prepared for the…
POJ is accepting orders for 2022-2023 Presbyterian planning calendars. The calendars, which begin in September 2022, will ship to POJ in August. The price per calendar is $10.50 through July 15. Payment may be made by credit card or check. ORDERS CLOSED JULY 15
On May 17, Presbytery of the James convened via Zoom for a special meeting. Lauren Ramseur and Ashley Diaz Mejias, co-pastors of Voices of Jubilee New Worshipping Community, led evening prayer. Barbara Flynt, co-chair of the Presbyters Search Committee, shared the committee’s nomination of the…
Presbytery of the James voted May 17 to extend a call to the Reverend Dr. Floretta “Flo” Barbee-Watkins effective June 27. She will serve as lead presbyter for vision and collaboration, a new position created in 2021 through the presbytery’s strategic plan. A native of…
A special meeting will be held via Zoom on May 17, beginning at 7:00 p.m. This memo outlines the plans that have been developed and the steps that church commissioners, ministers, Christian educators, presbytery moderators, and guests should take to become fully prepared for the…
“We interrupt this broadcast with special breaking news. Reports have been coming in from the garden tomb where Jesus of Nazareth was buried. We go now live to the scene with our field reporter, Anderson Scooper. Anderson?” Panning the garden, the camera stops on Anderson…
Since 2009, Westminster Church in Charlottesville has dedicated nearly $100,000 from its benevolence fund to saving the lives of women and babies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The relationship began when congregation member David Strider, a nurse practitioner with UVA Health, applied…
What is the right thing to when a small church is awarded a grant that turns out to be a loan? A loan that, in one case, is now one hundred and twenty years old? The Trustees of Presbytery of the James encountered this question…