Special Event Audio
On occasion audio recordings of guest speakers or other special programs will be posted on the website. Any current recordings are listed below.
Rev. Dr. Richard G. Hutcheson Memorial Service, January 19, 2012
The Rev. Dr. Richard Gordon Hutcheson Jr., Pastor Emeritus, died on Sunday, January 15, 2012. Dick served Vienna Presbyterian Church as senior pastor from 1981 to 1986. A funeral service and reception was held at VPC on Thursday, January 19, to "celebrate his life and bear witness to the confidence we share in his resurrection to eternal life."
As Senior Pastor Peter James further said in a letter to the congregation: "Most of you have joined our fellowship since 1986 and did not have the pleasure of knowing Dick in his pastoral role. Dick served as a mentor and colleague in the early days of my ministry. He also made the privilege of sharing a co-pastoral ministry possible for me as a young associate pastor. If it were not for the sovereign grace of God and Dick Hutcheson, it would not have been possible for me to serve in the role I am now. Dick was a valued friend, pastor and wise counselor to our entire church family."
The service was broadcast live over the internet, and you may now listen to an audio recording of the service. You may also view the memorial service program.
Presentations by Dr. Gregory Ganssle, September 2011
Dr. Greg Ganssle is a lecturer in the Philosophy department at Yale University and a senior fellow at the prestigious Rivendell Institute. A graduate of the University of Maryland, he also earned a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Rhode Island and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Syracuse University, where his dissertation on God's Relation to Time won a Syracuse University Dissertation Award. He has published over thirty academic papers, and is the author of two popular books: Thinking About God and A Reasonable God.
Dr Ganssle was the guest speaker at several recent VPC events. Audio recordings of his presentations at those events are available:
- CenterPoint Forum on September 14, where his topic was "A Reasonable God: Addressing the New Atheism".
- ReFuel Meeting on September 15, where his topic was "Live the Best Life Possible".
- The Great Steak Out! on September 16, where his topic was "Becoming the Man I Want to Be".
Jack Donaldson Memorial Service, September 12, 2011
Jack Donaldson, age 12, died on Thursday evening, September 8, 2011, when he was swept away and drowned in the badly-swollen Piney Branch Creek. A memorial service was held in the VPC sanctuary on Monday, September 12. A reception followed in the Great Hall. Jack was the son of Tim Donaldson and Anna Whiston-Donaldson, and the brother of Margaret. Listen to the memorial service.
Women's Advent Celebration, Dec 1, 2010
Listen to the audio from this Advent celebration.
On December 1, 2010, Presbyterian Women sponsored a special Women's Advent Worship Service, "Hope", to reflect on the miracle of God's gift. A freewill offering to benefit Courtney's House was received. You may listen to the audio from this special Advent service.