Take A Peek At Our Community
At WPC, community — relationships with other people— is central to our experience.
Please gather with us! Opportunities for sharing with others include:
Kids Play Group
First Saturday of Each Month
For children up to age 5 and their parents. Activities include time for kids to play and adults to socialize, entertainers for the children and field trips.
Sprouts
Monthly
Gather monthly on the first or second Friday evening for educational, service, worship or fellowship activities. They learn about topics such as baptism, communion and prayer and annually enjoy activities such as bowling, an end-of- year picnic and the Advent festival.
Youth Program
Click here to learn more about our youth program
Young Adult Program
Calling all post-high schoolers! WPC is starting a Young Adult Program for those who are beginning or are in the midst of their college/work lives. Activities will offer the chance to reconnect with church friends or old youth group buddies and welcome new YAs to engage in a life of faith. Events during school breaks will include outings like an evening in downtown Media, bonfire night, bowling and documentary and discussion.
Click here to see the 2018-2019 schedule.
Women of Wallingford (W.O.W.)
Second Wednesday of the month September-May
Offers women a chance to share in fellowship and Bible Study relating to their everyday lives. Sponsors an annual women’s retreat and is involved in a variety of local and worldwide mission projects.
Progressive Dinner
Late Winter
A night to share food and fellowship as members and friends gather at the church for appetizers, break into groups of 8-12 for dinner and meet again for dessert. The Progressive Dinner is a “pitch party,” as participants prepare the various courses.
Adult Social Group
Meetings
Typically gets together for outings such as bowling, pizza and beer night, game night or attending the Rose Valley Folk variety show. Open to all WPC members and friends.
Special Interest Groups
Intermittant
Chances for singles, couples and families to join periodically for activities such as cooking a meal together, beer/wine/food tastings, lunch after worship or a trip to the zoo.
Prime Time Luncheon Series
NOON, SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH (SEPT. -JUNE)
Members and friends brown bag it while listening to speakers on topics that have included railroads, history and community information.
Wednesday Morning Breakfast Group
8:45 A.M., Wednesdays
Meets at the Court Diner, Media, to start the day with good talk and good eats.
Book Look
bi-monthly
Book discussion group with past titles ranging from presidential biographies to mysteries to popular fiction. Books are chosen at the previous meeting and publicized in the newsletter and bulletin.
Wednesdays at Wallingford
EVENINGS, WEDNESDAYS (SEPTEMBER.-MAY)
An opportunity for the congregation to return to WPC for an educational or fun activity, worship or other event. Some nights will even feature dinner (yum!). Opportunities include book discussions, WOW, bingo and art night.
Click here for an upcoming list of events.
Fellowship of Friends
10 A.M., WEDNESDAYS (SEPTEMBER.-MAY)
Men’s group that meets for spirited book discussions, life story exchanges and to support each other’s journeys.
Easter Egg-stravaganza
Easter Season
Youngsters bring baskets to hunt for more than 3,000 eggs scattered around the grounds and enjoy songs, a short Easter message, pictures with the Easter bunny and a complimentary pancake brunch.
Trunk or Treat
halloween
In advance of the door-to-door of Halloween night, kids in costume go trunk-to-decorated trunk for candy and other treats.
Advent Workshop
christmas season
Children and adults make crafts, decorate the church for Christmas and share dinner.
Strawberry Festival
first monday in june
The entire church is transformed as hundreds from the community swarm to WPC for the annual event. Highlights (besides strawberries) include children’s games, books, attic treasures and plant sales, music, and LOTS of food.