The congregation is organized into small "neighborhoods" so that members may minister to each other in fellowship and during times of need. Find out what your colony number is and who lives near you!
Contact: Nan Hannah

Deacons visit hospitals, nursing homes, the homebound, the sick, the friendless, and anyone who may be in distress.
Contact: Joe Turner

Volunteers arrange and make visits, on a regular basis, to church members who are homebound or in a care facility. You can be a Friendly Visitor.
Contact: Jane Schek, Lindsay Jordan

Each baby is welcomed to White Memorial by a home visit from the church. Monthly for the first year, we provide information which includes topics on nurturing your child in our faith tradition, developmental milestones, and various parenting tips that can assist families as they welcome their new bundle of joy. White Memorial always wants to welcome babies and their families to church for worship, study and fellowship.
Contact: Tracey Walston-Bailey (staff)

This ministry maintains a prayer list for those willing to pray regularly for specific persons and concerns, and communicates prayer requests to the prayer ministry group. All may participate.
Contact: Nolan Huizenga

The Bereavement Care Team provides services for grieving families, such as meals and hospitality needs, following a death.
Contact: Jackie Mullin

This ministry cares for White Memorial members’ companion animals in times of a crisis or an emergency and collaborates with other groups to promote care and concern for God’s creatures. Animal-loving volunteers are welcome.
Contact: Chris White, chriswhitepa@nc.rr.com

For anyone separated or divorced; Monday nights, September 29-November 17, 2008 (winter dates TBD), 6:30-8:00 p.m. in C200. Statistics prove that those who attend support groups during life-changing experiences have an easier time adjusting and moving on. Who better to understand than those going through the same difficulties? Learn to heal and grow into a healthy new life in this eight-week video and discussion series. Topics include: Is This Really Happening to Me?, Assuming New Responsibilities, Coping with Your Ex-spouse, Helping Your Child Through Your Divorce, Coping Skills for the Stress of Divorce, Finding and Experiencing Forgiveness, and Thinking About New Relationships. Cost of $15 includes Jim Smoke’s book Growing Through Divorce.
Contact: Mac Jones, macjones@bellsouth.net

Led by Art Ross and Lisa Hebacker. Tuesdays as scheduled, 7:00-8:00 p.m. These quarterly workshops assist participants in naming their grief and allowing God to work through their lives. No registration is needed.
Contact: Lisa Hebacker (staff)

Martha Ministry provides assistance needed when events have seriously interrupted daily household functioning in families of all ages and compositions.
Contact: Meals-Molly Banta; Rides-I. B. Hudson

These workshops are held quarterly for couples planning weddings at White Memorial. Contact the pastoral assistant for scheduled times and to reserve a space.
Contact: Rebecca Turner (staff)

The center, located in the Witherspoon Building, offers professional pastoral counseling on the church campus with counselors from the Triangle Pastoral Counseling Center in Raleigh.
Contact: Eunice Holbert, 845-9977 ext. 203

When members have difficulties that are particularly complex and their needs cannot be met adequately by Martha Ministry, Stephen Ministry, or staff ministry alone, they are provided for by specialized pastoral services.
Contact: Lisa Hebacker (staff)

"Building Joyful Servants" - that is what Engaged Disciples Ministry (EDM) is all about. We do that by helping every friend and member of the congregation find places to serve and be served. This focus is grounded in the understanding that all who follow Jesus are ministers in his name. It is EDM's mission to help you identify your ministry.
Much of what EDM does is about connecting. Connecting people to other people and connecting people to ministries. EDM seeks to connect visitors by welcoming newcomers and inviting them into our life together. We also help connect new members through the Beginnings class and Congregational Guides. Every friend and member can seek help from EDM to become connected to ministries within and beyond WMPC. The Spiritual Gifts class is a first phase of that connection; interviews and conversations will help you find the right place for you to put your gifts to work. EDM also plans and often delivers the Invitation to Discipleship during worship, helping to direct you to specific opportunities for discipleship. Every other year we sponsor monthly Spotlight Sundays to give you a face-to-face way to explore some of those opportunities. And every two years we sponsor a Ministry Fair where representatives from all kinds of agencies and ministries are available for you to meet.
If you'd like EDM to help you become a more joyful servant, or if you want to help EDM in its ministry, contact us!
Contact: Lisa Hebacker (staff)