Our History
In 1972, a band of Presbyterian (mostly) young pastors decided to meet every year to share and pray for one another, and be challenged by excellent Bible and pastoral teaching. The vision was to be in covenant with each other. The Young Presbyterian Pastors Conference was born at Forest Home with Earl Palmer, Gary Demerest, and Bob Munger teaching. Soon, the conference was moved north to Mount Hermon as a more central location. Over time, reality set in, and the name was changed to West Coast Presbyterian Pastors Conference. Over 50 speakers have challenged us, with Earl Palmer, Dale Bruner, Eugene Peterson, and Jim Edwards returning often. Through it all, the core vision of WCPPC has remained and been renewed by generations of Presbyterian pastors.
