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Saving Lives One Box at a Time
At the January Session meeting, a step was taken to save lives in our community. The Session agreed to provide space on WRPC property, just below our Memorial Garden, for a “News of Hope” Naloxone Box, a refurbished newspaper box stocked with free boxes of Narcan and resource guides. Illuminate NC, a non-profit, believes recovery begins with connection. They provide life saving tools for harm reduction in Wake County, one of which is Narcan access. Narcan has been proven effe
Feb 26


Stand Together: February Edition
Words from Emily Grant, curator of the Stand Together list serv Each month the Dismantling Racism Task Force sends Stand Together, a curated list of local events, books, podcasts & movies to help us learn, grow and celebrate the beautiful and complicated diversity of this community! In honor of Black History Month, we are sharing the February edition of Stand Together . If you would like to receive this monthly (sometimes more) email office@wrpc.org It's Been a Month... Be
Feb 5


Madagascar Update
Words from our Madagascar Team (based on a Moment for Mission written by Lilly Nichols) Madagascar has entered a period of turmoil....
Oct 9, 2025


We are: ONE Wake
Two perspectives on ONE Wake July Assembly Written by Emma Kate Rick after attending the July 12 th Assembly ONE Wake is a...
Aug 7, 2025


"Celebrate the Gifts of Women" Recap
Davie Street Presbyterian Church and West Raleigh Presbyterian Church were so grateful to “Celebrate the Gifts of Women” together on...
Mar 27, 2025


Black Farmer to Church CSA
Below is a letter from the farmers and organizers of the Farm to Church CSA that WRPC has participated in for several years. I hope that...
Mar 12, 2025


Black History Month
As some of you might recall, back in February 2022, the Dismantling Racism Task Force (DRTF) released a series of blog postings entitled...
Feb 6, 2025


Longest Night
December 21 is winter solstice: the day with the fewest hours of sunlight – the night with the most hours of darkness. It is tempting to...
Dec 12, 2024


All Saints’ Day Remembrance: Bill and Helen Hassler
By Patricia Sprinkle, Session Communicator In the history of WRPC, Bill and Helen Hassler are two Presbyterian saints: people who lived a...
Oct 31, 2024
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