Black History Month

A History and Reflection on the Land before WRPC -written by Vann Evans

On different occasions, several members of the congregation have asked me about the significance of historical markers close to WRPC or the restrictive racial covenants in the deeds to our church property. These questions reflect our congregation’s curiosity and appetite for learning, our wrestling with the problems and divisions our country faces and the role of the church, and a recognition that the intersection of Horne and Vanderbilt has not always been a “community of God’s people, nurtured in the love of Jesus Christ, supporting each other and reaching out to the campus, city and world beyond.”

Lent at West Raleigh

The word lent comes from an old English word for springtime. It is a word that is associated with lengthening days, as the dark, dormant days of winter give way to new green growth. In many ways it seems as if we have been in a Lenten wilderness for a year, separated, questioning, holding fast to faith. As we enter this year’s Lenten season of self-examination and repentance, we also acknowledge the shadows of grief and the ways hope holds us. 

Theology on Tap

February 24, March 10 & March 24 | 7-8:30 PM

Facilitated by Dr. Dumas Harshaw, Pastor, Raleigh First Baptist

You are invited to join West Raleigh Presbyterian Church and Dr. Dumas Harshaw for a converation about Howard Thurman's Jesus and the Disinherited.