As a group, Bridge Builders aims to bring people together across racial and cultural lines to discuss how racism impacts all of us. Established at Westover Hills in 2016, the group has studied two books per year (except during Covid) and has expanded to include a synod-wide audience. Spring 2024 Bridge Builders Series Poverty, by […]

Presbyterian Women have been selling Equal Exchange Fair Trade coffee to the congregation for nearly 14 years  This is a mission project and we sell the coffee for the price we pay for it. PW also purchases Fair Trade coffee for use at the church. Purchasing Fair Trade coffee assures that the workers who grow […]

WHPC Family Night runs from 7 pm until 8:30 pm on most Thursday nights. There are usually anywhere from 10 to 25 people who participate…mostly teenagers and a few young adults. The main thing they do is play basketball in the gym. Don Campbell supervises and John MacLeod helps if he is available. The participants are […]

Family Promise of Pulaski County (FPPC) opened its doors in Pulaski County Ark. in 2005 as the Interfaith Hospitality Network.  A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, our mission is to help homeless families with children to achieve independence, and to provide area congregations with local mission activities. Family Promise of Pulaski County enables religious groups to work collectively […]

The WHPC Farmers Market is sponsored by the WestoverMen.  It is held each Tuesday from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. from May through September.  Approximately 10 to 16 vendors bring fresh produce during the summer months.  Many of the vendors are regulars and have been attending the market for years.  The WestoverMen set up a canopy […]

Ferncliff  “Amigos” is the nickname given to a group of Westover volunteers who support Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center every Wednesday morning by doing basic maintenance, organization, and construction projects. The buildings and grounds, the garden, and the disaster assistance warehouse all benefit from their careful attention as the friends enjoy their time together in […]

Westover Hills members make a concerted effort to know our sisters and brothers of other faiths through interactions with the Madina Institute Arkansas USA; The Interfaith Center of Arkansas (theinterfaithcenter.org); Arkansas House of Prayer (arkansashouseofprayer.org); Church Women United; and Arkansas Culture and Dialog Center (formerly Raindrop Foundation).

The adults engage in myriad ways to enhance their literacy skills. From reader’s theater to basic vocabulary lessons, the students are eager to participate, and have an excellent homework record. One student said they even like the vocabulary lessons because they have stories to tell and they are hungry for words.

Westover Hills volunteers use their vast creative talents to provide art lessons to teenagers at the Pulaski County Juvenile Detention Center. The students enjoy the time, as it provides a means to express themselves as well as a chance for relaxed conversation with the volunteers.

The community of faith at Westover Hills Presbyterian Church is no stranger to natural disasters. Members and community neighbors have lost property or have been directly affected by tornadoes and winter storms. But, even before those events, the congregation has been active in reaching out and continues to respond to natural and human-caused disasters. Through […]