by EPC Admin | Jul 27, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Small Church, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Fifth in a series As the number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to surge across the U.S., EPC congregations in the hotspot states of Texas, Arizona, and Florida are adjusting to the realities of how, when, and if they will be able to reopen their doors. “We are...
by EPC Admin | Jul 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
by Case Thorp Moderator of the 39th General Assembly The sweet fragrance of sawdust simply does not translate online. Sawdust—the wood shavings of my youth, and now my adulthood—were originally an innovative flooring solution for nineteenth century Christians...
by EPC Admin | Jul 21, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Small Church, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Fifth in a series A recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Florida has failed to deter EPC congregations in the Sunshine State from “doing church,” albeit in unconventional ways. City Church in Homestead, which is in the epicenter of the Miami-Dade County...
by EPC Admin | Jul 15, 2020 | Social Issues, The Jeremiah Journal, Uncategorized
In a 7-2 decision on July 8, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that churches and religious organizations can make employment decisions based on their convictions. The ruling clarified application of the “ministerial exception” doctrine to employment disputes. The...
by EPC Admin | Jul 14, 2020 | Church News, Church Planting, Ministers, Pastors, People, Small Church, Uncategorized
What’s in a name? For many, a story. Which is why four young EPC congregations, unbeknownst to one another, all ended up calling their churches “The Table.” Little Rock, Arkansas Michael Gallup, pastor of The Table in Little Rock, Ark., said that he had no idea there...
