What a beautiful summer season we are having at Westminster! We welcome new members Mary and Jim Boyd, Jan Bailey, Jessie Lynn Allen, and Dan and Christina Lipe into our church family of faith. This coming Sunday, missionaries Larry and Barbara Moir will be our guest in the pulpit. Please make plans to attend worship and the reception immediately following our 10:00 am worship service.
You are cordially invited to a concert of chamber music at Westminster Sunday evening at 7:00 in the sanctuary. Knoxville Symphony Orchestra violinist Ilia Steinschneider and friends will perform music by Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, and Telemann, and it promises to be a delightful program. The concert is free. Come hear some great live music and do something nice for your mind, spirit, and ears. We’ll look forward to seeing you there!
We are happy to announce that Buran safely returned from his Tour de Buran 2012. He biked 215 miles for three of his vacation days, raising funds for Family Promise and our Youth program. Many thanks to all of you who prayed for safe travels and supported his efforts financially in this endeavor!
I love teaching 3rd and 4th grade Sunday school. I find it is an age where children are beginning to have the ability to discuss topics and form their own opinions. I love watching children discover what the world looks like through their eyes.
Hello, my name is Debbie Babelay. This year I have the wonderful opportunity of teaching the 2-3 year olds in our Sunday School program. They are all precious to me. We have fun learning about God’s love and how each of us is a special child of God. I look forward to their smiling faces each Sunday morning. This is my 3rd year teaching in the Sunday School program. I have also worked with vacation bible school.
I have known Westminster my entire life! I grew up in the church since birth. My faith is rooted in so many wonderful experiences at Westminster such as going on trips with Choristers, Montreat, and a Mission experience to Mexico. I went to college in Alabama at Birmingham-Southern. After college, I lived in Birmingham where I worked in sales. I met and married my husband Wiley there. Jim Carter (former Westminster minister) married us at Independent Presbyterian in Birmingham. Wiley’s career has taken us to New Mexico and Arkansas, and now back to Knoxville. We have been here since 2011. We have 3 children, Ella (11), Grant (7), and Walker (5). I work as the Assistant Director of the preschool at Central Baptist which allows me to have a similar schedule to my children. My favorite job is being their Mom!
Bio: Junior at the University of Tennessee 
I am a senior at UTK majoring in Global Studies with a focus in Economics. I am currently in the process of apply to graduate school for CSP. I love to be outdoors and travel. I also work as an Resident Assistant at Volunteer Hall on campus and enjoy babysitting and baking.
My name is Malena D’Alessandro and I’m a junior studying marketing at the University of Tennessee. I’m originally from south east Michigan where I attended high school at Oxford High School. I am currently part of Spring Sports Ambassadors, Volunteer Team and Best Buddies at UT.