Poolesville Presbyterian Church

Times and Events	Children and Worship	Christian Education
9:15 am Sunday School (in Speer hall and the Manse during the school year) 9:15 am Adult Education (in the Sanctuary during the school year) 10:30 am Worship (in person in the Sanctuary) and also streaming via Facebook Live and on our website 11:30 am Fellowship (in the Fellowship Hall)	Childcare is available during worship service for children ages 1 month to 2 years. Children 2nd grade and under typically leave the worship service following Time With Children (adult supervision provided). Children 3rd grade and older are encouraged to remain in the Sanctuary for the entire worship service. Books, coloring and activity books, and "worship buddy animals" are available as you enter the sanctuary for kids third grade and over.	PPC members are creative, purposeful people who care a lot about Christian Education. We provide Sunday School for children of all ages during the school year. In addition, we have weekly Christian Education classes for adults that are presented by our Pastor, Rev. Dr. David Williams (also during the school year).

Times and Events

Children and Worship

Christian Education

9:15 am Sunday School (in Speer hall and the Manse during the school year)
9:15 am Adult Education (in the Sanctuary during the school year)
10:30 am Worship (in person in the Sanctuary) and also streaming via Facebook Live and on our website
11:30 am Fellowship (in the Fellowship Hall)

Childcare is available during worship service for children ages 1 month to 2 years.

Children 2nd grade and under typically leave the worship service following Time With Children (adult supervision provided).

Children 3rd grade and older are encouraged to remain in the Sanctuary for the entire worship service. Books, coloring and activity books, and "worship buddy animals" are available as you enter the sanctuary for kids third grade and over.

PPC members are creative, purposeful people who care a lot about Christian Education. We provide Sunday School for children of all ages during the school year. In addition, we have weekly Christian Education classes for adults that are presented by our Pastor, Rev. Dr. David Williams (also during the school year).

I'm New

Who We Are	What We Believe	Contacting Us
PPC seeks to be a warm and welcoming community that invites you to "come just as you are" to learn what it means to follow Jesus with your life. ☆ Meet our Pastor ☆ Our Session ☆ More About Us ☆ History of PPC	What does it mean to be Presbyterian? ☆ Our beliefs	Would you like to get in touch with us? ☆ Contact us

Adult and Family

We are a Safe Church	Child and Youth Ministries
PPC is committed to creating a safe and caring church environment for children and youth. Please check out our Child Protection Policy to learn more. ☆ Child Protection Policy	Children and youth are important part of PPC. ☆ VBS (Vacation Bible School)

Get Involved

Music Ministries	Missions
Worship is vital to the life and work of God's people. At PPC, music and worship play an integral role in helping our church accomplish its mission. ☆ Adult Choir	The PPC community supports a variety of local and national missions. ☆ Little Free Pantry ☆ Backpack Bites ☆ Poolesville Community Garden Info ☆ Friendly Thrift Shop ☆ WUMCO-Help ☆ Rebuilding Together

Care and Prayer

Major Life Events	Prayers
We would love to support you in the major life events for you or your loved ones. ☆ Baptism ☆ Marriage ☆ Death and Funeral	PPC welcomes your requests for prayer for yourself or for those in need within your circle of family, friends, and acquaintances ☆ Prayer Requests

Multimedia

Worship and Music	Sermon Podcasts (July 12, 2020 and prior)	How About Some Pictures
Our Sunday Worship services are streamed live: ☆ Listen to our worship service on our website ☆ Listen via our Facebook page Music: ☆ Hear our Choir singing in recent worship services.	We recorded our pastor's sermons prior to July 20, 2020 so you can listen to them. ☆ Listen to Podcasts	View a picture gallery of PPC. ☆ Picture gallery

Use Our Facilities

Overview	Requesting Use
We let our members and other non-profit organizations use our facilities. You can get more information as well as learn about our policies and rules for use. ☆ General Information ☆ Policy and Rules	You can request use of our facilities online or via email. ☆ Online Request (recommended) ☆ Email Request

In the Presbyterian Church more trust is placed in a group of people, who together seek to discern the mind of God to lead them towards faithful action, than in a single individual who has all the answers. As a result of this, committee leadership is a mainstay of the church. At the local, congregational level our church has one main board: the Session, as the decision making and care-taking body. This group constitutes a representation of the congregation as a whole.

The elders are ordained positions in the Presbyterian Church (USA). That means that we believe each of them been chosen by God and the congregation to be a leader in Christ's church. The vows they take are the same vows that the pastor takes to become a minister of word and sacrament. Once a person is ordained that ordination is considered a lifelong vocation. The ordained elders have a responsibility to cultivate their prayer life, to study the Bible, and to seek God in their individual, and congregational life.

The Session is the Governing Board of the church. The Session consists of our pastor and elders in active service (the 'ruling' elders). The moderator is our Pastor, the Rev. Dr. David Williams. Our Clerk of Session is Kathy Hanna.

Shown here are pictures of the current Clerk of Session and the ruling elders, along with their primary responsibilities:

Kathy Hanna is our Clerk of Sesion. Kathy became the Clerk of Session in 2018 and has previously served as a Session member as well.
Primary responsibilities: Responsible for recording meeting minutes, managing official correspondence, ensuring regulatory compliance, conducting annual reviews, and upholding the church's Child Protection Policy.

Bill Mattes is our leader for Buildings and Grounds. Bill became a member of the current Session in 2024 and has previously served as a Session member.
Primary responsibilities: Ensures the maintenance and upkeep of church facilities, manages property insurance, coordinates facility usage, oversees budget allocations, and upholds the church's Child Protection Policy.

Ashley Hofmann is our leader for Evangelism. Ashley became a member of the current Session in 2024.
Primary responsibilities: Handles outreach efforts including advertising, website maintenance, community engagement, visitor follow-up, signage management, budget oversight, and upholding the church's Child Protection Policy.

Julie Halstead is our leader for Budget and Stewardship. Julie became a member of the current Session in 2023.
Primary responsibilities: Oversees financial matters including stewardship campaigns, budget creation, audits, fundraising, financial reporting, and upholding the church's Child Protection Policy

Andrea Longton is our leader for Mission. Andrea became a member of the current Session in 2025.
Primary responsibilities: Coordinates mission programs and special offerings, informs the congregation about outreach opportunities, makes benevolence recommendations, manages mission-related budgeting, and upholds the church's Child Protection Policy.

Karen Ebert is our leader for Fellowship and Congregational Care. Karen became a member of the current Session in 2025.
Primary responsibilities: Organizes fellowship events, cares for congregational needs, coordinates visits to shut-ins, manages transportation, oversees budgeting for fellowship and congregational care activities, and upholds the church's Child Protection Policy.

Jon Kasner is our leader for Worship and the Arts. Jon became a member of the current Session in 2022, and has previously served as a Session member.
Primary responsibilities: Oversees worship logistics including communion, bulletin preparation, flower arrangements, volunteer coordination, special services, livestreaming, nursery management, budget oversight, and upholding the church's Child Protection Policy.

Ellie Langdon is our leader for Mission. Ellie became a member of the current Session in 2024.
Primary responsibilities: Manages educational programs, curriculum selection, teacher recruitment and training, organizes special events, oversees budgeting for educational needs, and upholds the church's Child Protection Policy.

Our Session