All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten In 1986, Robert Fulghum wrote the widely popular book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. The premise is just as the title implies. Fulghum says, “Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the sand pile…”… Read More »

How About That Kindness? Rabbi Harold Kushner, who wrote Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People and When All You’ve Ever Wanted is Not Enough, once said, “When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world.” I have seen this first hand this week as you have reached… Read More »

New Beginnings Did you know that January is named for the Roman god of doorways, Janus? That seems rather odd doesn’t it? Let me explain. When you walk through a doorway you end something that took place and you begin something new. Doorways symbolically represent endings and beginnings of phases in life. Even though we… Read More »

Pastor Search Update Dear WPC Family, We wanted to take a moment to provide you with an important update regarding our search for a new pastor. As many of you know, we have been diligently working through this process, prayerfully considering candidates who might be a good fit for our church. We were recently in… Read More »

Epiphanies Abound! This past Sunday was Epiphany Sunday. It is the day that we celebrate the arrival of the Wise Men at the stable to honor the Christ child. The word epiphany comes from the Greek word, “Epiphaneia”. Breaking it down, “epi” is a prefix for “on, upon, or to” and “phainein” is a verb… Read More »

Thank you from Worship and Music This Advent Season was a glorious time at WPC!  Never before do I recall such beautiful music in so many different forms.   As we celebrated the 4 Sundays, the spoken words took on deeper meanings for many of us.  Worship and Music Committee is grateful to all who so… Read More »

In Search of Our Kneeling Places by Ann Weems In each heart lies a Bethlehem, an inn where we must ultimately answer whether there is room or not. When we are Bethlehem-bound we experience our own advent in his. When we are Bethlehem-bound we can no longer look the other way conveniently not seeing stars,… Read More »

Wait! Wait! Have you ever tried to train a puppy in the basics? My experience is that most pups pick up on “sit” and “come” right away, but “stay” is a bit more challenging. Puppies have so much energy and there are so many new places to explore that “stay” does not seem like much… Read More »

Give Thanks Today I led chapel for the children from the preschool and kindergarten. We talked about thanksgiving and what it means to be thankful. We talked about how we celebrate and show our gratitude during this time of the year. I told them the Bible teaches us to be thankful, not just when we… Read More »

 News from E&S  Mark your calendars…  It is the start to a very busy season for the Evangelism and Service Team and we need your help! After seeing the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, we felt our help would be beneficial to the people of Western North Carolina.  We plan to send boxes to those affected,… Read More »