The 226th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) will be held June 25-July 4, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Committee on Nominations of Presbytery of the James is looking to fill several openings for service to the 2024 Assembly. Minister of Word…
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Our friends at the Pace Center at Virginia Commonwealth University shared the below community invitation with us. On June 6, 2023, two people were killed and others injured in a shooting outside the Altria Theater, site of a high school graduation ceremony. * * * …
Presbytery of the James will convene the 114th meeting in person at the Gayton Kirk and via Zoom on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Please direct all questions or concerns as soon as possible to Barbara Espigh, associate for administration and support. Barbara can be reached…
The special meeting on April 20, 2023 was held via Zoom. Rev. Rosalind Banbury, moderator, called the meeting to order with prayer at 7:00 p.m., a quorum being present. Rev. Kimberly Clayton (the Presbyterian Church, Fredericksburg) led the evening prayer service. The following business actions…
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPIHM). This national observance began as a weeklong event in 1977. In 1990, Congress extended it to a month. May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese people to the United…
Five churches in Presbytery of the James have been certified as Earth Care Congregations by the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s Presbyterian Hunger Program through February 2024. The Earth Care Congregation certification is designed to recognize churches that make the commitment to take seriously God’s charge to…
Dear Members of the Presbytery of the James, As the season of Easter draws near, it is with great excitement that we reach out to you, our beloved community of faith. Easter is a time of renewal, anticipation, and hope, as we celebrate the resurrection…
Mission Council has called a meeting of the presbytery for Thursday, April 20, at 7:00 p.m. The 225th General Assembly (2022) proposed changes in the language of the Book of Order that, if approved, will amend the PC(USA) Constitution. Presbyteries must submit their affirmative or…
The Church Pastor Relations Committee of the presbytery’s Commission on Ministry has created a resource to help church members make plans for their passage to eternal life. In A Last Gift for My Family and Friends, individuals can gather in one place important information about…
“Abracadabra!” rang out across the sanctuary where Presbytery of the James was conducting its 113th meeting on February 18. “The origin of the word abracadabra in Hebrew is ‘I will create as I speak,’” explained Rev. Dr. Flo Barbee-Watkins, lead presbyter. In 2021, Presbytery of…