Presbytery meeting highlights, Union names new president

March 9, 2023

Information for ministers, educators, church administrators, clerks, and congregations

Highlights, Recording of Presbytery Meeting Available

A recap of the 113th meeting of Presbytery of the James is now available on the POJ website. A recording of the meeting is also linked if you would like to revisit the meeting or were not able to attend.

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Union Names First Woman President

Union Presbyterian Seminary's Board of Trustees has named Dr. Jacqueline E. Lapsley the eighth president of the seminary. The first woman to lead the Seminary in its 211-year history, Lapsley also was the first woman to serve as dean and vice president for academic affairs at Princeton Theological Seminary. Lapsley will begin her duties on July 1, when current president Brian Blount retires.

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Epic Family Event Coming to Swift Creek

Swift Creek Church hosts a family event with Epic Ministries on March 26. With high energy, interactive shows and hilarious skits featuring Kazoo the dragon, Epic Ministries delivers encouraging messages to kids and their families. Registration is requested.

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Enrollment Open for Internship at Bon Secours

Applications are due April 10 for a clinical pastoral education internship program at Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond. Accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, the program’s units may count for seminary course credit.

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Into the Church Triumphant

Pearlie Clark entered the Church Triumphant March 3. She is survived by her husband, Rev. Shady Clark, Jr., pastor of Eastminster Church. Funeral services will be held March 11 at Good Shepherd Baptist Church. May God’s love enfold and comfort Shady and their family as God welcomes Pearl home. Read her obituary.