The purpose of the Women of the Church is to glorify God. We provide avenues for personal spiritual growth and the development of spiritual gifts, expressing our God-given commission through fellowship, encouragement, prayer support, and care and assistance in time of need; thus equipping and touching the lives of women who in like manner share the love of Christ with families, the community, the nation, and the world.

WOC Award Nominations

WOC Awards are given at the end of each Circle year to recognize and thank selected First Presbyterian members for their extraordinary service to Christ and our Church. If you would like to recognize someone, please complete this form, being mindful that while it is sometimes easier to remember those whose service is more visible, it is also important to remember those friends whose talents and service are less visible.
 
The WOC President appoints a confidential and independent committee - within the dictated boundaries and excluding herself - for the purposes of reviewing nominations for WOC Awards. All information submitted to this committee will be strictly confidential.
 
Please send nominations for awards to Victoria Andes, WOC President, by April 1, 2024.  Awards will be presented at the Annual General Meeting on May 14, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., preceding the Salad Day luncheon.

Annual Events

Prayer for Missions

Program & Breakfast | October 3,  2023
8:30 a.m - 9:30 a.m.

Catawba ARP Women's Ministries Annual Meeting

Program & Lunch | October 14,  2023
9:00 a.m - 2:30 p.m.

Thanksgiving for Missions

Program & Lunch | October 17, 2023
11:30 a.m  - 1:00 p.m.

Christmas Cheer

Sweet & Savory Eats, Seasonal Sips, Carols & Fellowship
December 5, 2023  | 11:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m.

Prayer Time for Missions & Jubilee Birthday Lunch

Program & Lunch | March 19, 2024
11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.

General Meeting &
Salad Day Lunch

Program & Lunch | May 14, 2024
10:30 a.m - 1:30 p.m.

CIRCLE GROUPS

September - May

Monthly groups meet for Bible study, fellowship, service, and prayer. Our 18 Circles are organized through the Women of the Church and meet both at the church and regionally.
Anyone wishing to join a circle, please tap the below to see which suits your schedule best, and then just come! Circle meeting locations are listed each month in First Things.

Upcoming Events

Resources

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Circle leaders can provide the password.

General Officers

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President

Victoria Andes

President-Elect

Emily Thomas

Past President/Parliamentarian

Emily Lumpkin

Recording Secretary

Robin Gryder

Corresponding Secretaries

Carol McDill & Diana August

Treasurer

Katie Bogan

General Circle Chair

Nancy Windley

Assistant General Circle Chair

Juleah Blatt

Director of First Presbyterian Church Women's Ministry

Marie Louise Bowers

Department Chairs

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Christian Education

Erin Wilson

Historian

Nancy Schabacker

Spiritual Life

Rhoda Paschal

Witness & Outreach

Leila Byars

World Missions

Edina Elliot

Committee Chairs

Crisis

Melody Lindsey

Hospitality

Susan Gibson

Visitation

Brice McEntire

Nominating

Phyllis Sweat

Decorations

Jeri Cason

Freezer Ministry

Elizabeth Suber