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Welcome to the online presence of Hunter Presbyterian Church.  I hope you’ll find our website helpful.  Of course, as much as it allows us to reach out beyond our walls, it cannot substitute for visiting Hunter in person.  So I invite you to join us for worship, and I look forward to meeting you.

At Hunter, we strive to offer a warm, visitor-friendly experience.  Our building is wheelchair-accessible; our community is open to all, including our communion table; and we nurture an atmosphere in which every person feels invited to use his or her gifts and abilities to make a positive difference in the world.

We are blessed with diversity.  Our members come from many walks of life and represent all ages.  Children and youth participate in the life of the church and have a variety of opportunities to grow together in friendship and faith.  Young adults to seniors come together regularly for study and reflection, conversation and support, fellowship and fun.

We are a liturgical congregation, which means that we recognize the power and beauty of time-honored patterns of worship, and these inform our acts of prayer, proclamation, remembering, and offering.  At the same time, we infuse our worship with music and language that speaks to today’s world. 

We have two Sunday morning services—a casual service with weekly communion at 8:45, followed by a traditional service at 11:00.  Between worship times we offer Sunday school for all ages at 9:30, followed by coffee hour at 10:30.  We also hold a supper every Wednesday evening at 6:00, followed by a program for adults that varies in content week to week.  Childcare is provided.

Hunter Presbyterian Church is a member congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).  We are enriched and inspired by our Presbyterian heritage and theological roots.  But most of all, we understand ourselves as Christians:  redeemed by the grace of God that we have come to know in Jesus Christ and renewed by our ongoing commitment to discipleship and learning.

Thanks for your interest in our community.  If you have any questions, please call us at 277-5126 or send e-mail to info@hunterpresbyterian.org.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Together we serve,

Jason Santalucia, pastor

The Theology Seminar

"What has happened to the Presbyterian Church since 1950?" will be the topic for the Theology Seminar beginning on September 26, 2010. Why has overall membership declined? Is it our liberalism and our stance on women, racial integration, and gay rights? Is it our theology? This seminar will argue that the primary reasons have been sociological, not theological or social. Society has changed drastically and the churches have not kept up. We will begin by looking at the mainline churches as wholes and then focus on the Presbyterians, especially on Transylvania Presbytery and on Hunter Church itself, which, since 1970, has declined from a membership of more than 500 persons. Remember our starting date is September 26. All are welcome to join this adult Sunday school class!

The Alternatives Class

In the month of September, we will bediscussing the topic, "Can Science & Religion Meet?" This discussion will be led by Cara Richards. Come by the Lounge on Sundays at 9:30 and join us!

 
Stitch ‘N Listen
Will be meeting on Thursday, September 16 at 10 am in the Undercroft.
 
Deborah Circle will meet on Thursday, September 9 at 10 am in the Undercroft.  We will be packing backpacks for the "Blessings" program afterwards.
 
Night Circle will meet on Tuesday, September 14 at 7:00 at Ann Freytag's.
 
The Lunch Bunch
Tuesda, September 21 at 11:30 a.m. at Wallace Station Restaurant (3854 Old Frankfort Pike).  We need to carpool from church at 11 .m.  To be picked up and for reservations, call Betty Scott or Polly Martin.
 
Garden Club will meet on Wednesday, September 1 at 1:30 pm in the Undercroft.