people
churchplanters (plural)
West Valley PCA began under the vision of Cornerstone PCA, our mother church 15 minutes away. After a Spring and Summer of planning, on Sunday, 7th September 2008, Cornerstone prayerfully commissioned 30+ adults (and their 40 children) to launch out as a mission church. We are grateful to God for the leadership and sacrificial "put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is" support of Cornerstone. May God continue to bless his church as she equips and releases people to incarnate Christ wherever we live, work and play!
provisional session of elders
West Valley Presbyterian Church is a mission church in the Presbyterian Church in America. As such, it is governed by a provisional (temporary) session of elders from Eastern Pennsylvania Presbytery who jointly shepherd the congregation alongside the churchplanter/pastor. Churches in the PCA are led by a plurality of ruling/lay elders and teaching/pastor elders. (The Greek word for "elder" is presbyteros.) At present there are 4 provisional session elders, who, in addition to their own respective church eldership, are serving Christ by loving West Valley PCA.
churchplanter/pastor
Jim Powell, and his wife Kori were called the Lehigh Valley in 2006 by Cornerstone Presbyterian Church (Center Valley, PA) to serve as a two-year "Church Planting Apprentice" - after which the vision was to plant a daughter church. By God's grace, WestValley was launched out of Cornerstone 2 years later, in September 2008. Jim and Kori have three children - Lina (2002), Meggie (2004) and Nate (2006).
