Ginter Park Presbyterian Church

Last summer, as my five sisters and I gathered to see my father through his final days, without spouses, children and various pets to...

The thing about Lent is the low notes. OK, it’s probably not THE thing, especially since I don’t mean low notes in a spiritual context -...

Last Lecture Series, 2003 - Ann's Explanation: Every year for the last 12 years at UVA, undergraduate students invite three professors to...

We scrolled all the way down to check: “Telling Our Stories” posted its first entry in December of 2012. As the 20-teens come to an end,...

Two Christmases ago, my 26-year job had just ended. Last Christmas, I was fresh into a heart condition diagnosis. This Christmas, I’m...

I had a college professor who proclaimed himself to be an Anglophilophobe: a person who fears people who love England. God knows there...

“Serve each other according to the gift each person has received, as faithful stewards of God’s diverse gifts.” 1 Peter 4:10 Fall is...

I want to know, serve, and love my new church - its history, its traditions, its governance, its people. Mostly its people. I am grateful...

"Love was His meaning." Dame Julian of Norwich When John and I were weighing our decision to move from Atlanta to Richmond to be near...

Recently elected elders, Class of 2022, have been encouraged to make statements to the Ginter Park Presbyterian Church congregation that...

Seven years ago I was the mother of a baby and a toddler. We live in a neighborhood where the average home costs twice the median home...

Hi, I’m Diane Estep. I’ve been at GPPC since B.C. - that’s Before Carla. I’m a member now and this will be my second time on the Session....

In reading many of the Psalms, I’ve been struck by the characterization of God as “rock”. In general, the image from the many references...

When I was asked to serve as an Elder for GPPC it was an obvious answer, Yes. A few years ago, 2 weeks before I retired from 38 years of...

Jess Cook was ordained as a minister of word and sacrament by the Presbytery of the James on June 29, 2019. Despite a very busy week,...

I don’t think I will ever hear the story of Mary at the tomb in the same way again. Writer Sarah Bessey, dear friend of Rachel Held...

Waking up can be hard to do...but it is the only way to move forward in life. My awakening has been gradual. It began in my early years....

IF I WERE A LEAF If I were a leaf, I would stir in springtime and work my way through stem, still curled and tight. Expectant, I would...

On the farm, the expectation was that you would see wildlife every day. Mice were ubiquitous, in and outside the house. The mice...

Charles Cornwell served as our beloved associate pastor during the mid-1980s. He heard the call to Presbyterian ministry while...