Ministries
Music
The music ministry of WPC plays a vital role in the worship and congregational life of our church family. We provide musical leadership for corporate worship and developing the musical talents of God’s people. We strive for excellence in our music in order to reflect the majesty and glory of God, and we are continually challenged to present our best musical offering unto the Lord for His name’s sake.
Prayer Warriors
Prayer Warriors meet the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 5:00 p.m. in the church library.
Crown Club
An opportunity for “seasoned citizens” to study the Bible together, pray for one another (especially the children of the congregation) and have fun. Meets the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month for Bible Study and lunch. Special activities and trips as scheduled.
Children’s Choir
Children from the 1st through 6th grades are welcome in this choir, which rehearses on Sunday afternoons at 5:00, prior to our evening worship service at 6:00 p.m.
Youth and Family
Westminster’s Family and Youth Ministry is designed according to a covenant family structure. The purpose of the Junior and Senior High Youth Groups is to equip young people to live and think according to a biblical world and life view. We are committed to more than just talking about faith, but actively living and sharing that faith with others through word and deed. Key discipleship components include study, leadership training, serving and activities. The youth groups are an important part of the church and therefore connected to the overall family ministry of WPC. We seek to: 1) equip parents for the purpose of strengthening Christian homes; and 2) help believers grow in Christ’s love for the purpose of motivating service in his kingdom.
K Groups
K (Koinonia) Groups are small groups under the oversight of a Ruling Elder. They function as smaller families within the larger church family. They meet monthly for lunch and fellowship, as well as other times for study, prayer and special events.
Men’s Forums
Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate
by Jerry Bridges
Teachers: Eric Zellner (Mondays) and Charles Wingard (Tuesdays)
When: Monday Mornings at 11:00 beginning January 14th or Tuesday Mornings at 7:00 beginning January 15th
Where: Church Library (Mondays) and Market Street Cafe (Tuesdays)
About the Study
“Have Christians become so preoccupied with the major sins of our society that we have lost sight of our need to deal with our own more subtle sins? Jerry Bridges returns to his trademark theme of holiness and addresses a dozen clusters of specific ‘acceptable’ sins that we tend to tolerate in ourselves - such as jealousy, anger, prided, unthankfulness, and judgementalism.” (from the cover)
Philip Ryken: ”Respectable Sins is just what we need: an expose of the little sins that are disappointing to God and get in the way of our spiritual growth.”
Please contact the church office to obtain a book.
A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers
by D.A. Carson
For men in full-time Christian education and ministry
Teacher: Charles Wingard
When: Friday Mornings at 6:30
Where: Church Library
About the Study
“Carson’s expository studies share what Paul’s references to prayer mean to him. He considers what makes a worthy petition, how intercession instills a passion for people, how to jump the hurdles, keeping God in the center of prayer life, and praying for ministry.” (from the cover)
Please contact the church office to obtain a book.
Brass Ensemble
Provides special service music monthly and occasionally is used to accompany the choir on special festive anthems. They also assist congregational singing every Lord’s Day.
Instrumental Ensembles
Other ensembles are formed occasionally to present special service music and accompany choirs or soloists as needed. All band and orchestral instruments are welcome according to the gifts and talents of our people. They also assist congregational singing every Lord’s Day.
Sanctuary Choir
The primary music ensemble of WPC. It is open to adults and young people who want to use their musical gifts to lead in worship and present seasonal concerts. This choir sings and leads in worship every Lord’s Day. Rehearsals are weekly on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Nursery
Our nursery is staffed primarily by trained WPC members who volunteer their time to serve the Lord in this way. We also have paid nursery staff who help care for the children as well. Nursery is offered at all services except our Thanksgiving service.
Below is a link for scheduled nursery workers from March to May 2008:
Spring_Schedule_for_Nursery_Volunteers.pdf
Westminster Christian Academy
Westminster Christian Academy (WCA) is a preK-12 school operated by Westminster Presbyterian Church. The school has two campuses in the Huntsville area and ministers to students representing over 150 churches.
For more information visit their website.The mission of Westminster Christian Academy is to educate and train students from Christian families in accordance with the Bible, God’s inerrant Word, leading to the Biblical world view for life-long service to Christ.
Women in the Church (WIC)
The purpose of WIC is that every woman know Christ personally and be committed to extending His Kingdom in her life, home, church, community and throughout the world. Our goal is that this will become a reality through Ladies’ Bible Studies, ministry opportunities, discussion groups, social events, retreats, and informal gatherings.
Monthly Book Study
Real Love for Real Life: The Art & Work of Caring
by Andi Ashworth
Teacher: Susan Zellner
When: Thursday evenings - January 17th, February 21st, March 27th, April 17th, and May 22nd
Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Where: Tracey Zumbach’s home
Questions: Tracey Zumbach
For directions or more information, please contact church office at 830-5754.
About the Study
Quote from Publishers Weekly: Wife and business partner of Nashville musician Charlie Peacock, Ashworth maintains in this solidly biblical yet culturally aware book that caregiving, loving and serving other people is to some extent the duty of every Christian. For certain Christians, caregiving is also a lifelong vocation that, though undervalued in our productivity-obsessed world, deserves as much respect as any paid employment. Ashworth is no Martha Stewart: she provides encouragement rather that crafts and recipes. Nor is she Pollyanna: she recognizes that caregiving can be tedious and exhausting, and only those who set firm boundaries and rely on God’s help are likely to persist. She says: “When we create beauty in our environment, relationships, music, cooking, poetry and celebrations we express our hope for the new heaven and new earth that God promises.”
The focus of our time together will be to discuss our lifelong call of caregiving. We will read two chapters per month and discuss the vaious ways we are called to show hospitality to one another. This study is open to women of all ages and we welcome any guests. We hope it will be a time to encourage, prepare and challenge us - no matter what season of life we find ourselves.
Chapter 1. A Misunderstood Art: What Does it Mean to Give Care?
2. God’s Grand Adventure: Caring Is a Calling
3. Against the Flow: The Inefficiency of Care
4. Coming Home: The Fruits of Hospitality
5. Celebrating the Story: A Return to Ceremony
6. The Worship of a Lifetime: Caring Within (and Beyond) the Church Walls
7. The Rhythm of Our Days: Creative Caring Through the Seasons of Life
8. Rest for the Weary: Recognizing God-Given Limits
9. Beyond Balancing: Opportunities for Each Generation
10. The Real Life of Love: Loving Jesus, Loving People
Weekly Bible Study: Ephesians
Letter to the Ephesians
by Henry Vander Kam
Teacher: Nancy Rice
When: Tuesday mornings, January 8 - April 29, 2008 from 9:00-11:00 or Wednesday evenings, January 9 - April 30, 2008 from 5:15-7:15
Where: WPC Library
Nursery: Available during both studies
Questions: Emma Peace
For directions or more information, please contact church office at 830-5754.
About the Study
Paul’s epistles often begin with doctrine and end with practical matters, and Ephesians is no exception. The first half of the letter concerns the eternal purposes of God in Christ, opening with Paul’s praise to God and prayer for the church and then focusing on salvation by grace through faith, the one household of faith, and the mystery of Gentile salvation. The second half of the book concerns the Christian walk: walking in unity, walking as “new men,” walking according to specific roles, and putting on the whole armor of God. All of Scripture teaches us what we are to believe about God and what duty God requires of us. Ephesians is almost a scale model in six chapters of these two gracious purposes of God’s Word, a wonderful condensation of faith and practice.
Lesson 1 - Our Glorious Redemption
Lesson 2 - The Wealth of Believers
Lesson 3 - Salvation Is of the Lord
Lesson 4 - Jew and Gentile Brought Together
Lesson 5 - Jew and Gentile - Fellow Citizens
Lesson 6 - Mystery of Redemption
Lesson 7 - Paul’s Prayer
Lesson 8 - Unity and Growth of the Church
Lesson 9 - Contrast - Believer and Unbeliever
Lesson 10 - Specific Admonitions
Lesson 11 - Imitators of God
Lesson 12 - Living Wisely
Lesson 13 - Christ/Church: Pattern for Home
Lesson 14 - Of Children and Slaves
Lesson 15 - The Militant Church
Lesson 16 - The Whole Armor of God
Sunday School
Sunday School classes are offered for all ages of adults and for children above the age of two. Classes begin at 11:10 A.M. Children ages 3-5 go directly to their classrooms and then have a time of music, a Bible story and crafts. Children 1st-5th grade go to an opening assembly time for singing, a missions moment, sermon review and more before being escorted by their teachers to their rooms for Bible lesson and crafts.
Adult schedule:
Thinking Christianly in a Postmodern World – Craig Bouvier - Fellowship Hall
We will examine what it means to take “every thought captive to the obedience of Christ” in
a Postmodern world. We will study worldviews, critical thinking and consistent Christian
culture. Our goal is to ensure that “no one takes [us] captive through philosophy and empty
deception.”
Christianity Explored – Eric Zellner - WPC library
Christianity Explored is a video series that explores the Gospel of Mark and focuses on
three questions: Who was Jesus? Why did he come? What does Jesus demand of those
who follow him?
Old Testament Introduction and Survey - Fred Rice - Sanctuary
During the fall of 2007 we considered some general introductory matters regarding the Old
Testament: its authority as the Word of God, its progressive revelation of the purposes of
God, and how we are to interpret it. Then we surveyed the books of Genesis through
Joshua. During the upcoming semester we will do an overview of the remaining books of
the Old Testament.
Women’s Class: The Book of Isaiah - Lynne Wingard - WCA Room 15
Isaiah has been called the Romans of the Old Testament. Interested women of the church
are invited to join us as we explore the grand themes of Isaiah 36- 66: judgment and
salvation, ruin and redemption, sinners and a Servant Savior. Isaiah is unquestionably one
of the greatest literary masterpieces of all time, but more importantly, it is God’s word.
Learn to interpret Isaiah’s message, trust its promises, and worship its God.
Wednesday Night Programs
Beginning January 16, 2007
Schedule:
5:15-6:00 – Fellowship Dinner* ($4/person, $20/family cap)
5:45-7:15 - Women’s Bible Study (Begins January 9):
Nancy Rice, The Book of Ephesians
6:15-8:15 - Nursery (infant-3 yrs.)
6:15-7:15 – Children’s Catechism (Age 4- 5th grade)
Youth Studies:
Middle School (grades 6-8)
High School (grades 9-12)
Adult Studies:
Charlie Wingard, Early Church History
Fred Rice, Heidelberg Catechism Study
7:15-8:15 – Sanctuary Choir, Committee Meetings,
Children’s and Youth Activities
*Please register beforehand for Fellowship Dinner. You may sign-up
by calling the church office. Your dinner reservations are for the semester.
So our cook may have an accurate count each week, you must call the church
office by noon on Mondays to cancel any Wednesday you will not be
attending.
Adult Studies:
Charlie Wingard, Early Church History
Join us for a whirlwind tour of early church history. We’ll look at the major
persons, doctrines, and events of our Christian heritage. How were the 27
books of the New Testament selected? How did the doctrine of the Trinity
develop? Why did the church confess Jesus is God and man in one person?
Where did the Apostles’ Creed come originate? Who were Justin Martyr,
Jerome, and Augustine? How did the early church worship? Why were
Christians persecuted? In addition, we will discover how early church history
speaks to church life today.
Fred Rice, Heidelberg Catechism Study
“The Heidelberg Catechism has...been translated into all European and dozens
of Asiatic and African languages. It has circulated more widely than any other
book except the Bible, Thomas a Kempis’s The Imitation of Christ, and John
Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress” (Joel Beeke and Sinclair Ferguson). It is
warmly personal, and is one of the oldest Reformed confessions of faith,
written in Heidelberg, Germany primarily by Zacharias Ursinus, and first
published in 1563. We will continue our study beginning with question 62:
“But why cannot our good works be the whole, or part of our righteousness
before God?” All are welcome; prior attendance is not required!
Nancy Rice, Ladies’ Bible Study: The Book of Ephesians
Paul’s epistles often begin with doctrine and end with practical matters, and
Ephesians is no exception. The first half of the letter concerns the eternal
purposes of God in Christ, opening with Paul’s praise to God and prayer for the
church and then focusing on salvation by grace through faith, the one
household of faith, and the mystery of Gentile salvation. The second half of the
book concerns the Christian walk: walking in unity, walking as “new men,”
walking according to specific roles, and putting on the whole armor of God. All
of Scripture teaches us what we are to believe about God and what duty God
requires of us. Ephesians is almost a scale model in six chapters of these two
gracious purposes of God’s Word, a wonderful condensation of faith and
practice.
Evening Worship
Sunday evening worship service is at 6:00 P.M. Childcare is provided for children through age 3. A Mothers’ Room for nursing mothers is available. Children’s Choir practice is at 5:00 P.M. in the Fellowship.
Directions to Westminster
From University Drive turn north on Evangel Drive. When you come to the stop sign go straight into our parking lot. From Sparkman Drive turn east on Executive Drive and then turn left at the stop sign into our parking lot.
Map of 1400 Evangel Dr Nw Huntsville, AL 35816-2210, US
Sunday Morning Worship
Sunday morning worship service is at 9:30 A.M.
Nursery and childcare is provided for infants and toddlers through age three. A Mothers’ Room for nursing mothers is available. Children’s church meets during the sermon for children ages 4-6, and is offered to help parents prepare their children for public worship.
Prior to the morning worship is a time of praise and prayer in the church library at 9:00 A.M.
Below are links to files containing schedules for volunteers serving as nursery workers, head ushers, and sextons and counters:
Spring_Schedule_for_Nursery_2.pdf
Spring_Sexton_and_Counter_Schedule.pdf
May-August_Usher_Schedule.pdf
May-August_Sound_Board.pdf