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PAM Conferences: Montreat

Westminster
Worship & Music Conference 2008
 
July 6-11, 2008
 
Westminster College, New Willmington, PA

2008 Westminster logo

Location: Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA
Theme: "God's Love Shattering the Darkness: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany"

Director: Judy Bond   jbond@uwsp.edu

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Conference Latest News

Latest News: The LabOra class has been cancelled.

The online registration is now available below.



Conference Details

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Westminster campus
McKelvey Student Center
 
 

 
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Conference Leaders:

Preacher     Emory Gillespie
Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Mount Vernon, IA, Teacher of religion and literature courses at Cornell College

Liturgist      Scott Halderman
Assistant Professor of Worship, Chicago, Theological Seminary

Routley Lecturer and Service Organist     John Ferguson
Elliot and Klara Stockdal Professor of Organ and Church Music at St. Olaf College, Cantor to the student congregation, Director of the St. Olaf Contorei

Adult Chamber Choir Director, Organ Recitalist     Tom Trenney
; Director of Music Ministries, First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, MI

Gospel and Youth Choir Director      Keith Hampton
Founder/Artistic Director of the Chicago Community Chorus, Director of Music Ministries and Organist/Choirmaster, Park Manor Christian Curch, Chicago, IL

Children's Choir Director     Julie Scott
Author, "Stepping Stones", Choristers Guild Children's Choir Curriculum, Vice President of American Orff Schulwerk Association

Bell Director      Karl Zinsmeister
Director of Music, White Memorial Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, NC

Litrugical Dance Director     Kathryn Sparks
Adjuct Professor of Dance, Wesley Theological Seminary's Center for Arts and Religion

Youth Director     Michael Harper
Associate for Curriculum Development for Youth with the PC(USA), Formerly Director of Youth Ministries at 2nd Presbyterian Church, Louisville, KY

Organ Recitalist     Anne Wilson
Organist/Director of Music at Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, Cleveland Heights, OH

Instrumental Director     Deborah Holden Holloway
Associate Minister of Music, West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ

Additional Faculty and Staff
Jason Asbury, Accompanist     Alan Barthel, Session Leader     Janna Kissner, Accompanist     Susan Gingrasso, Dance Assistant     Dan Mitchell, Session Leader     Ray Ocock, Carillon Recitalist     Charles Ryu, Worship Presider

  

Conference Planning Committee Members: Judy Bond, Mary Lou Stevens, Richard Herr, Charles Ryu, Rebecca Thompson

 

Many Scholarships are available for PAM conferences. Click here for scholarship information and application. Scholarship deadline was February 15, 2008, and is now closed.   



Airport Shuttle Info

Shuttle service from the Pittsburgh Airport is available ($40 one way). For reservations, contact Conference Secretary, Michele Garman at (724) 946-6345, or by email: garmanml@westminster.edu


Lodging Options instead of On-campus Housing

Comfort Inn - Hermitage, PA     (Estimated driving time to campus: 13 minutes)
     2700 Wilson Road
     Hermitage, PA 16148
     Phone: (724) 342-7200
     Fax: (724) 342-7213

     Just south of I-80, on State Rd. 551

Comfort Inn - Grove City     (Estimated driving time to campus: 20 minutes)
     118 Garrett Dr.
     Grove City, PA 16127
     Phone: (724) 748-1005
     Fax: (724) 748-1006

     South of I-80, West of I-79, on Route 208

Radisson Sharon - Sharon   
     Phone: (724) 528-2501

Holiday Inn Express - Sharon   
     Phone: (800) 315-2621

Super 8   
     Phone: (724) 528-3888

 

The web site www4.choicehotels.com has other options.

Off campus lodging can not be handled through your conference registration form,
but must be accomplished on your own.


Below are some photos of the Westminster College campus

Wallace ChapelWallace Chapel, where the PAM Westminster community will worship together daily.

 

Wallace Chapel interior

Interior of Wallace Chapel, looking towards the back balcony. Conference Choirs often sing from either the back or the front balconies. Not visible are the side balconies, a favorite spot for handbells during worship.

 

 

 

Organ/lector side of Wallace Chapel chancel

 

 

Wallace Chapel, organ/lector side of chancel).



Wallace Chapel pulpit side

Wallace Chapel, pulpit side

Westminster's Eichenauer Dormitory
Eichenauer Dormitory, fondly known to PAM Conferees as “hike-an-hour”. (Good exercise, though!)

Westminster's Brittain Lake

 

Brittain Lake, downhill from the dorms and a beautiful place to view Pennsylvania sunrises.


Westminster's McKelvey Student Center

 

 

Air-Conditioned McKelvey Student Center. McKelvey is located across the parking lot from Patterson.


Westminster's McKelvey Student Center photo 2

Air-Conditioned McKelvey will also be the site of registration, as well as housing the Musik Innovations Store.


 
Attendee Forms & Documents

 
The 2008 forms and documents are coming soon...


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