FROM THE HALLS OF WESTMINSTER

Dear Westminster Family Friends, This past Lord's Day was certainly a strange one, wasn't it? Some of us were able to gather with others from the church and have worship from home. Others of us worshipped alone as a family or maybe even by yourself. I must say that our hearts were blessed as we worshipped together in our home with friends. We enjoyed a meal together an...

There have been some excellent articles written in recent days to help give us fresh perspective on how we should think about life and the church in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic. Here are a few I wanted to pass your way: Michael Kruger, President of RTS in Charlotte, NC, has written an excellent article on how a biblical worldview will shape the way we respond ...

Dear Westminster Family Friends, Your session and diaconate held a joint meeting last night (March 17) to discuss an action plan for life and ministry at WPC for the next few weeks. The first thing we want you to know is that you are greatly loved and we are praying for you regularly. We are committed to caring for you and ministering to you as best as we can in these ...

Dear WPC Family, The Session and Diaconate are holding a called meeting this evening, March 17, at 6:00pm to pray for God's mercy and to consider a plan of action for life and ministry at WPC for the next several weeks. As I'm sure you are aware, things are in a constant state of flux right now. Please pray that the Lord will grant us wisdom as we seek to minister to ...

Dear Westminster family and friends, "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid." Psalm 56:3 I'm sure I had read this verse plenty of times, but it was not until I sang a little song based on this verse with a bunch of preschoolers that the truth it conveys hit me. Little children often have fears. They ...

Dearest Westminster family, It is with much delight and enthusiasm that I write to you to inform you of the Session's decision to begin a weekly Sunday evening worship service beginning on Sunday, September 8th. We have had informal discussions on this topic for some time and over the last few months we began to examine the subject more carefully. We share this news with ...

After several months away from our series exploring the transforming power of biblical worship, we now return to discuss the topic of singing. In previous articles in this series we have identified five different elements that are the heartbeat of our worship services. When we gather for public worship Lord's Day by Lord's Day, Scripture demands that we: Read the Word, P...

Black Fridayit's a strange phenom-enon. Just hours after sitting around the table with family and giving thanks for all that we have received, a massive number of Ameri-cans line up outside shopping malls ready to scratch and claw their way past others in order to get the best deals of the holiday season. A few years ago I turned on the news the day after Thanksgiving an...

"Mr. Knox, can you please tell so-and-so to stop annoying me?" "Mr. Knox, why doesn't anybody come to youth group anymore?" "Mr. Knox, why did we get rid of the couches?" "Mr. Knox, who is going to be at youth group today?" "Mr. Knox, can we watch more movies at youth group?" "Mr Knox, when is the next youth trip?" "Mr. Knox, what's our activity today at youth group?" "M...

"Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day." "Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our sal-vation!" "Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the LORD." "About mid-night Paul and Si...