Presbyterian Women Gatherings

PW DENVER BIBLE STUDY SEMINAR

Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Denver will hold their annual Bible Study Seminar on Saturday, August 3, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with the place to be announced. The Rev. Bill Sanders, retired pastor and pulpit supply, will lead us in an introduction to the 2024-2025 HORIZONS Bible Study: Let Justice Roll Down: God’s Call to Care for Neighbors and All Creation by Patricia K. Tull. Suggestions for Leaders are by Rebecca Barnes The author describes her call for creation justice in this way: “When I first learned of the climate crisis, I wondered how a biblical scholar with few practical skills could help and found my purpose in learning about ecology and teaching people of faith what I could. Such is not everyone’s skillset or desire, but each of us has something to do with all our hearts.”

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN CHURCHWIDE GATHERING OF PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, AUGUST 8-11, 2024

Presbyterian Women’s 2024 Churchwide Gathering will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, August 8–11, 2024. Save these dates, share these dates and plan to join Presbyterian Women from around the country on these dates! The 2024 PW Gathering will be an exciting, faith-filled time to renew our connections within and across PW groups from across the country. Join us to be invigorated, equipped for your PW life, welcomed into community by hundreds of other PWs, and empowered to “Do everything in love.” Go to www.prebyterianwomen.org/gathering.

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN Honorary Life Membership

The Honorary Life Membership (HLM) program was established early last century in the Presbyterian Church to honor faithful service to the women’s organization and to the church.Recipients become a part of a large group of women (and a few men) who have been recognized in this way.More than a thousand are awarded each year,many on Celebrate the Gifts of Women Sunday. The Honorary Life Membership is represented by a silver or gold membership pin that is presented along with a personalized certificate.The Honorary Life Membership pin symbolizes values held dear by Presbyterian Women.

Check out the latest video from 1001 New Worshiping Communities

Rev. Dr. Jason Whitehead (he/him) works with Juniper Formation’s Spirit-Led Accompaniment Circles (SLAC), Spiritual Well online course, and congregational accompaniment program. He is the Lead Curator at Daily Ripple (formerly ReFrame) a collaboration between Juniper Formation and 1001 New Worshiping Communities in the PC(USA). Jason is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation. He is curious about the intersections of psychology, mental well-being, and theology. He has both taught and worked as part of a formation staff at a theological school, and is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

General Assembly Volunteers Needed in Salt Lake City

Meet Our Commissioned Pastors

At our April Assembly, Commissioned Pastors CJ Biewenga, Beth Hewlett, Lyn Hull, Teddie McConnell, Cindy Moorman, and Sandy Safford were commissioned for service to the Presbytery of Denver. They are available for puplit supply, sacraments, moderating session and more.

LYN HULL

Meet Commissioned Pastor (CP), Lyn Hull. Lyn has served churches in Colorado as an Assistant Pastor, a bridge pastor, Pastor of Connections, and a supply pastor.  

 Per Mathew 25, our responsibility as stewards is to use what God gives us wisely and to that effect Lyn works as a Church Nonprofit Financial Consultant and is a Presbyterian Foundation Church Financial Leader Coach. Click here to contact Lyn.

Commissioned Pastor Beth Hewlett

BETH HEWLETT
Hi: My name is Beth Hewlett and I have been a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church since 1980. After finishing my Commissioned Pastor Program I was the Pastor at Bethel Presbyterian Church for 3 and ½ years.

I believe in the God of the everyday, the one that walks with me during the ordinary time and can be seen in ordinary tasks.

Click here for Beth’s Statement of Faith. Click here to connect with Beth via email.

Commissioned Pastor Teddie McConnell

TEDDIE McCONNELL
Meet Teddie McConnell. Teddie shares, she would be interested in serving a small congregation on a part-time basis with an emphasis on leading worship and forging relationships with the membership.

Click here to connect with Teddie. Click here to read Teddie’s Statement of Faith.

Commssioned Pastor Sandy Safford

SANDY SAFFORD
Commissioned Pastor Sandy Safford has served in the PCUSA as a Christian Educator for close to 30 years and has served on staff or as consultant to several congregations in Denver Presbytery over the years.  Most recently Sandy served as Commissioned Pastor at Byers Community Church for 10 years. 

Currently Sandy is a Consultant, Trained Coach and Faith Formation Leader available for short or long term pulpit supply or moderating session.  Click here to connect with Sandy via email.

CINDY MOORMAN
My name is Cindy Moorman, I have been a Christian Educator for 30 years, and love working with children, youth and their families. I live in Thornton with my family, my husband Kent and together we have two adult children, Amanda and Chase, and our granddaughter Jaidyn who is in middle school, we also have three fur babies that we love very much. I work full time at an elementary school in Commerce City during the week. I enjoy crocheting, watching a good movie, reading and spending time with my family. I would look forward to coming to your church to preaching, serve the sacraments, and moderate session meetings. 

Click here to connect with Cindy via email.

Not pictured, CJ Biewenga

Clobber Text with Rev. Bethany

As a way to expand our awareness of LGBTQIA+ experiences and how they intersect with Christianity, we are offering a series of videos from our own incubator new worshiping community leader Rev. Bethany. These videos will address two of the “clobber passages” which were named that because they are the verses commonly used to condemn homosexuality. The video series will also present scripture that affirms the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as translation history that helps map out how Christianity got wrapped up in cultural heterosexism.

VIDEO 1

Check out this 1st video in our clobber text series with Rev. Bethany Peerbolte, Minister Member, Incubator Leader, Tik Tok Pastor and Leader of New Worshiping Community--Our Tapestry, as she shares "What Leviticus 18 actually says."

April Assembly Highlights are here!

A Place at The Table 

Moderator Pat Queen welcomed folx* to this Assembly, after opening the Assembly in Worship. 

Worship Leaders for the Assembly. Paul Bretz, Ann Butcher, Dee Cooper, Samantha Paige Davis, Bill Davis, Sheri Fry, Ruth McCollum Huff, Lorraine Leist, Linda Marshall, Bethany Peerbolte, Pat Queen, gretchen N. Sausville, Alex Sergio, David Van Deren. 

Special Guests

René Myers, is Denver Presbytery’s Ministry Engagement Advisor for PC(USA). Her role is to build relationships with mid-councils, congregations, and presbyterians, which sustain and increase financial support for God’s mission throughout the world. Rene spoke our ministry together in the Assembly. 

Samantha Paige Davis, serves as the Associate of Gender and Racial Justice with the Presbyterian Mission Agency. Samantha is a Black Feminist, organizer, policy wonk, and storyteller working through an anti-oppressive framework. Samantha preached on Acts of God’s Love from  James 1:19-27. Samantha also led a workshop for the Denver Presbytery on April 18, 2024 that can be found here. (Click on link to right)

CONNECTIONAL

Samantha and Dee led our Generative Time which took place in groups around the Sanctuary with bowls of rainbow skittles candy. Folx were invited to choose skittles and then answer a question or share information based on the theme of the color. 

Lead Presbyter Report

Dee shared about the ShadeTrees Assembly in March that was filled with inspiration and hope. The journey of Matthew 25 and anti racism work, inclusion, and intersectionality is real, necessary,  and can be messy. This journey invites us to get real, go deep, and stand together. 

Examination for Ordination

Danielle “Dani” Hillyer was successfully examined for ordination for the assembly. She has been called as the Associate Pastor for Cultivation and Innovation, a shared ministry position between Grace Presbyterian and Covenant DTC. 

Justin Sprulock shared about the shared ministry Model between Grace and Covenant. 

Congratulations Dani!

Overtures for Concurrence

Eleven Overtures to the 226th General Assembly were presented to the Assembly for concurrence. They were all approved. See the link here for those concurrences. Click here to learn more about the overtures.

Commissioning Commissioned Pastors to the Presbytery

Commissioned Pastors CJ Biewenga, Beth Hewlett, Lyn Hull, Teddie McConnell, Cindy Moorman, Sandy Safford were commissioned for service to the Presbytery of Denver. Congratulations and thank you for your ministry among us.

Necrology

The Assembly gave thanks for the Ministers of Word and Sacrament who joined the church triumphant in 2023. We give thanks for Burton Kugler, Paul T. Bock, Brent Owen Johnston, and Dusty Taylor who fought the good fight, finished their race, and kept the faith, and who are at rest within glory with God.  

Election of Folx to Committees and Commissions

Jemimah Ngatia, Ministry of Word and Sacrament, and leader of  Neema African Fellowship, was elected to the Ministry Preparation Committee, Class of 2026 Congratulations!  We are excited for your leadership and service!

Communion

Communion was officiated by Paul Bretz, Lorraine Leist, Bethany Peerbolte and Samantha Paige Davis. Communion reflected the theme of gender and identity: between, beyond and beside inclusion and A Place at the Table.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Rev. Justin Spurlock and Covenant Presbyterian DTC for your space, hospitality, and making room for all of us. Many thanks to the staff, many volunteers, and the folx at Covenant Presbyterian DTC for hosting the Assembly in their space. 

*folx is inclusive language for including everyone and is used throughout