Dr. William Yoo Associate Professor of American Religious and Cultural History at Columbia Theological Seminary Dinner and Presentation: Saturday, September 21 at 6:00 “The Gospel Paradox: Abolitionism, Proslavery, and the Various Kinds of American Christianity” In preparation for his talk at Westminster, Dr. Yoo has shared with us his most … Read More
Calling all Gen X and Millennial women of the church! You are invited to our first “Wine and the Word” gathering of the season. Join us September 19 at 6:30pm in the Ruthie Carey Pavilion for a book basket exchange. Grab a favorite book and add it to a basket … Read More
Men’s Fellowship Breakfast will meet on Thursday, September 12th, at 8:30am in the McKinnon Room. Our speaker will be Rev. Dr. Wendy Neff, General Presbyter of the Presbytery of East TN (PET). Wendy’s program is entitled “PET: Past, Present, and Future.” She might also tell us a story or two … Read More
WESTMINSTER NIGHT AT THE SMOKIES will be held Friday night, August 23, at Smokies Stadium in Sevierville. The Smokies will be taking on the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, with the first pitch set for 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $15 per person, and we will be sitting on the home side … Read More
MEN’S FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST Begins on Thursday, August 22 at 8:30am in the McKinnon Room. The program will be led by John Smartt entitled “Avoiding Political Regret.” The breakfast will be provided by Tim Crais. The program should be very thought-provoking with lots of discussion, and the breakfast should titillate your … Read More
LADIES BOOK CLUB will meet on August 20 to discuss The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. See Linda Rutherford’s article in the August 7 edition of the Abbey that describes this interesting book as well as the list of upcoming books. Please join us on the 20th at 10:30am … Read More
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.