National Capital Presbytery Archives

New worshiping community launches in rural Virginia

Posted October 16th, 2017

Lucketts, Virginia, is not a place that has diners or coffee shops. The one restaurant in this small town in the food and wine country of rural Southwest Virginia is closed on Mondays.

1001 New Worshiping Community launches in rural Virginia

Posted October 4th, 2017

Lucketts is not a place that has diners or coffee shops. The one restaurant in this small town in the food and wine country of rural Virginia is closed on Mondays.

Expanding the PC(USA) ministry of educational debt assistance

Posted September 23rd, 2016

As a new class of PC(USA) seminary students matriculates this fall, many find themselves entering graduate school not only with great anticipation and an unwavering commitment to serve Christ’s church, but also with unprecedented student loan debt.

Biblical Storyteller Says Key to Future Church is Return to Scriptural Stories

Posted July 18th, 2016

Biblical storyteller says key to future church is return to scriptural stories In a world that is less and less biblically literate—and where even many churchgoers are unfamiliar with Scripture—the Rev. Casey FitzGerald loves to tell the Bible’s story.

April 18: National Capital Presbytery

Posted March 14th, 2016

A 360º Approach to Feeding the Hungry April 18, 2016 In May of 2015, the congregation of St. Matthew Presbyterian Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, packed over 50,000 meals that… Read more »

From ‘raising good church people’ to ‘becoming good disciples’

Posted June 17th, 2015

A church sells its building to make way for affordable housing and a new worshiping community By Paul Seebeck Arlington Presbyterian Church in northern Virginia is a mile from the… Read more »