Please join us for a chamber concert featuring Thefive of Thesix Chamber Ensemble, Inc.
The concert will include guest performers, Victoria Young and Segun Owele, both joining the ensemble in Elijah, OP. 70.

Victoria Young will join the ensemble for Mozart’s Quintet in E-Flat Major for piano and winds, K. 452, and perform a solo of Debussy’s Clair de lune.

Segun Owele will join the group for a performance of Vivaldi’s Domine Deus from the Gloria in D Major, RV 589.

The public is invited to this concert. A free will offering will be available at the door.
The concert will include Three Shanties by Malcolm Arnold, Pastorale by Persichetti and Wind quintet, Op. 43 by Nielsen.

Thefive includes Lynn Vogl on flute, Jenny Rickman on oboe and English horn, Shari Carlino on clarinets, M. Pepe’ Robinson on French horn and Martha Robinson on bassoon. We hope you will join us for this diverse and engaging program!

The “Brown Bag” Bible study (bring your own lunch optional) will resume on Wednesday,
January 21, at noon at the church. It will continue to meet Wednesdays at noon through March 11. Led by Victoria Young and Mark Cordes, this study, called “Encounters with Jesus,” will examine passages in the four gospels in which people had life-changing encounters with Jesus. Each week we will look at one or two people or groups of people to learn more about Jesus and his message, as well as what it means to follow him. Topics will include the disciples, the Samaritan woman at the well, the rich young ruler, Zacchaeus, and Nicodemus, among others. We invite all who are interested to join in exploring what the gospels have to say about encountering Jesus.

Thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who have made Kids Club possible this semester: Jeanette Biava, Dave Ballantine, Bob Hadley, Joy Hadley, Paula Howlett, Steve Kalber, Vanessa Lucas, Wayne Lucas, Joan Koolidge, Valerie Riley, Loreen Stravers, Carolynn Werline, Victoria Young and Director Lori Lawson. Thanks as well to Segun Owele and Tom Cappaert for doing music with the kids! Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, we are putting a "pause" on the program for the foreseeable future. Please check with Lori about future plans (faithcoordinator@westminsterdekalb.org). 

Faith Now is a nondenominational Christian fellowship group for twenty-somethings to forty- somethings - "to grow in faith, build friendships, ask big questions, and find belonging". We will meet for a "Hang Out Now" at Westminster on Friday, January 23, from 6:00-8:00. Please join us for an evening of food and fellowship. See Faith Now DeKalb on Facebook for details.

When lifelong member, Brenda Lehan wanted to memorialize her parents, John and Joan Launer, she turned to Westminster's own resident artist, Patty Kirk.

The Launers were founding members of Westminster who worked tirelessly to ground the congregation in 1964 and nurtured her in the six decades following. Patty had already been envisioning a portrait of Queen Esther, whose courageous faithfulness had saved her fellow Jewish people from destruction. The often-quoted passage, "And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14) spoke to Esther in her day and situation, to the Launers and Lehans in their faith journeys, and to all of us as we seek the courage to follow where God is leading.

Thank you to Brenda Lehan for your vision and for commissioning this beautiful painting, and to Patty Kirk for your amazing talent in bringing this story and this biblical heroine to life. 

The Summer of 2025 featured a fun and engaging approach to discover our congregation's favorite hymn. Using a bracket-style format, congregants were invited to submit their four favorites, followed by five weeks of voting on narrowed choices. We learned about the stories behind some of the hymns and sang most of them. Finally, with minimal politicking, the final four were: "Here I Am, Lord", "Great is Thy Faithfulness", "Amazing Grace, My Chains are Gone", and "How Great Thou Art".
"Here I Am, Lord" emerged as the winner!