by EPC Admin | Oct 12, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
A Turkish court lifted the house arrest and international travel ban against EPC Teaching Elder Andrew Brunson on October 12, while sentencing him to 3 years, 1 month, and 15 days on charges that he assisted the Fethullah Gülen organization. The Turkish government...
by EPC Admin | Oct 1, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Resources, Uncategorized
by William P. (Bill) Campbell It was July 18, 2018. I sat in the cavernous Aliağa courtroom in Western Turkey, watching Andrew Brunson boldly testify to the gospel of salvation and forgive the Turkish officials for persecuting him without cause. It was a message that...
by EPC Admin | Sep 28, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Denominational News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Resources, Uncategorized
The trial of Andrew Brunson, EPC Teaching Elder imprisoned in Turkey since October 2016, resumes on Friday, October 12. In an effort to stand with and pray for the Brunson family, the EPC is issuing a Call to Prayer and Fasting for the week of October 8. “Recent...
by EPC Admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
In response to a Turkish court’s ruling July 25 to release Andrew Brunson from prison to house arrest, officials in Washington, D.C., have issued statements supporting the decision. Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)...
by EPC Admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
Turkish media is reporting that Andrew Brunson has been moved from prison and put under house arrest. According to the Daily Sabah, the EPC Teaching Elder has been moved to his home in Izmir due to “health issues.” The Second High Penal Court in Izmir issued the...
by EPC Admin | Jul 20, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
A Turkish court’s decision to return Andrew Brunson to prison at the conclusion of the July 18 hearing until the next hearing on October 12 has drawn intense, bipartisan criticism. Late on July 18, President Donald Trump said on social media that not granting...
