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Northeast Wee Kirk Conferences

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WEE KIRK 2025
October 13-15, 2025
Laurelville Retreat Center
Mt. Pleasant, PA

About the Northeast Wee Kirk Conference

The Northeast Pennsylvania region covers the lower Northeast states including Pennsylvania, Upstate New York, West Virginia, and Maryland, but participants come to this important conference from around the country.   Established in 1991, the Northeast Pennsylvania Conference meets over three days in October.  More than just another conference, in this retreat-type event, community and radical hospitality are hallmarks of this annual gathering, as well as an outstanding bookstore.

We partner with Hearts and Minds Bookstore to provide access to the writings of many of our speakers. 

Why Join the Conference
What is the Purpose?

Our purpose is to inspire, equip, motivate, and encourage small Churches and to provide rest and refreshment for the Clergy and Lay Leaders of those Churches.

Our 2025 conference is scheduled for the 13th, 14th and 15th of October. For this year's brochure, listing all the seminars/workshops, their leaders, and the schedule,  click on the Conference Brochure  button.

CONFERENCE BROCHURE
ONLINE REGISTRATION
 Early Bird Discount--$25
(Before August 1)--same price as 2023
$175 double occupancy
$350 single occupancy or larger churches

  Regular Price (August 1 until October 7)
 $200 double occupancy
$375 single occupancy or larger churches

Registration refunds can only be given with notification
prior to September 15.
392935660 301571349334479 336201570886262170 nMeet Our Plenary Speakers and Worship Leaders  
Owens
 
 

Roger Owens

Professor of Pastoral Theology
Pittsburgh
Theological Seminary
“Letting Go: The Heart
of Spiritual Leadership”
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Byron Borger

Owner
Hearts and Minds Bookstore
“Small Church; Big World; Making a Kingdom Difference”
 
 

Colleen Molinaro

Communion Preacher
“Perceiving the New Thing” 

 
 

Edith Ophardt

Commission on Preparation for Ministry
Muskingum Valley
"Encouraging the Journey” 

Camlin

Matt Camlin

MUSIC COORDINATOR/
SONG LEADER
 
 

 

Borger

Byron Borger

BOOKS AND RESOURCE
Hearts and Minds Bookstore 

 
Workshops/Seminars
"PreKirk"   
(preconference-1:00-4:00)
A Quick Review of 90 years of Research
on Church Vitality and Simple Turnaround 
Rev. Jim Farrer
 

#1--
"Preaching from the Left Hand Side of the Bible"
(Advent lectionary texts-2024)

Steve Tuell
 
 

#2--
"Bread for the Journey: Why Reading Matters for Christian Living"

Byron Borger
 
 

#3--"Help! I Think my Church Might be Dying."

Colleen Molinaro
 
 

#4--"Commissioned with Purpose"

Edith Ophardt
 
 

#5--"Practices of Spiritual Leadership"

Roger Owens
 
 

#6--"Partnerships in Ministry"

Martin Neal
 
 

 #7-Engaging the Community with Multiple Generations"

Sharon Stewart
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

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