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Caring for Our Congregation
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: Ann Fowler -----
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 (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 ----- Ministering to Specific Needs
The Bereavement Care Team provides services for grieving families, such as meals and hospitality needs, following a death.
Contact: Jane Stokes -----
Are you out of work? Between jobs? Looking for a new career? If so, come to WMPC's Career Transition Support Group (CTSG). We'd love to have you join us on Tuesdays from 9:00-11:00 a.m. in C301.
CTSG Mission Our mission is to be a supportive family of faith for members of the church and community who are in career transition by providing spiritual nurture and encouragement, along with practical tools, techniques and resources for locating their next place of employment. What's Your Role? Whether you're someone who is in search of a job, can offer support or has hiring authority, we have a place for you in CTSG. Click here to learn more. Contact someone on the leadership team to get involved. Leadership Team Clark Scalera, Resident for Congregational Ministry: cscalera@whitememorial.org Lisa Hebacker, Associate Pastor: lhebacker@whitememorial.org, 834-3425, ext. 208 Bob Gates, Advisor: gate7013@bellsouth.net Al Rankin, Advisor: al@rarankin.com -----
This group is available for anyone caring for a loved one on a full-time, part-time, or long-distance basis. This can be a journey filled with emotions and unexpected challenges.
The group shares concerns and offers support for one another, and anyone is welcome for a one-time visit or as a regular member. Meetings are on the third Monday of each month from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in C203.
Contact: Lindsay Jordan (staff) -----
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 -----
If you are separating, separated, divorcing, or divorced, come find community, healing, and hope! Starting September 28, 2009, a group will gather for eight Monday evenings together.
We seek to offer people some helpful tools for moving forward, as well as providing an atmosphere of honesty and mutual support as we welcome each person with the hospitality of Christ.
The class is for both men and women, and you do not have to be a member of White Memorial church.
Click here to download a brochure. Email or call Nolan Huizenga (834-3425, ext. 234) to register or to get more information. Please pass the invitation to any friends or family members who could benefit! -----
Led by 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) -----
This new ministry’s mission is to offer care and compassion to members of our congregation who struggle with health and wholeness needs in a way that encourages and affirms them in their faith. Health professionals and any who share this passion are invited to join in this ministry.
Contact: Mary Clayton Walk for Health On Thursday mornings, Danita Morgan is leading a four-mile exercise walk around the church neighborhood. There is no need to RSVP - just meet at the McDonald Lane parking lot on Thursdays at 6:45 a.m. for this hour-long walk. To see the route, click here. -----
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: Jenny Brown, 845-9977, ext. 221 -----
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) -----
Lay persons are trained and organized in a caring ministry for those who seek a listening and confidential friend. This is an ongoing service open to all church members.
Stephen Ministry continuing education sessions are held on first and third Monday evenings, starting in early September. Continuing education is intended to support active Stephen Ministers in their caring activities, but there is much to learn for us all. These continuing education sessions can help all of us to sharpen our caring skills; and caring skills are useful in all life situations. Anyone interested is welcome to attend this continuing education. Contact: Nancy Martin; Lisa Hebacker (staff) Forms for Stephen Ministers: ----- Engaged Disciples Ministry
"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) |
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White Memorial Presbyterian Church
Updated April 23, 2009 |