Vah Ki Presbyterian

Our Mission:

The Vah-Ki Presbyterian church is comprised of two churches, the Stotonic Chapel and the Vah-Ki church. Both are just a few of the many churches established by Charles H. Cook on the Gila River Indian Community.

Although both churches are small in membership (less than 75 total) and without a minister for more than five years, they have been faithful witnesses to God's miracles; first by multiplying in attendance in their Sunday morning services at Vah-Ki. Through congregational prayers, they have seen their church family survive troubled times of life threatening illnesses and surgeries. Finally beginning January, 2009 they will have a part-time stated supply minister, Sharon Selestewa from the Salt River Indian Community. With a new minister the church will be able to begin to fulfill their outreach ministry to the community such as Youth ministry and Christian education, just to name a few objectives.

"Praise be to God". Vah-Ki continues to be host church to the Annual Elders and Deacons Association's (EDA) camp meeting held about the second week in October. These meetings are still held the same way their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents have served the Lord, a three day event, with three revival-style services a day. People throughout the community and from other tribes camp on the church grounds, therefore it's a "Camp Meeting".