by EPC Admin | May 24, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
In an interview on MCNBC’s “Morning Joe” program on May 24, Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) continued their call for punitive action against Turkey due to Andrew Brunson’s prolonged imprisonment. The EPC Teaching Elder has been held since...
by EPC Admin | May 14, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
by Richard White, Pastor Christ Community Church Montreat, N.C. Sad, angry, and resolute. These are my states of mind as I wake after Andrew Brunson’s trial. After 10 hours in court, I am deeply saddened that the judge refused to allow Andrew’s request to return home...
by EPC Admin | May 11, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Uncategorized
Speaking from the floor of the U.S. Senate on May 10, Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) offered harsh words for Turkey and a Turkish court for its handling of EPC Teaching Elder Andrew Brunson’s trial. In his 7-minute speech, Lankford said...
by EPC Admin | May 8, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
In a May 8 appearance on Fox News, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) offered harsh words for Turkey for its continued detainment of EPC Teaching Elder Andrew Brunson, who has been held since October 2016. Brunson was returned to prison following testimony on May 7, with...
by EPC Admin | May 7, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed disappointment in a Turkish court’s May 7 decision in EPC Teaching Elder Andrew Brunson’s trial on terrorism and espionage charges. After 11 hours of testimony—mostly from anonymous witnesses...
by EPC Admin | May 7, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
Following testimony in the second phase of Andrew Brunson’s trial on May 7 in Turkey, the court ruled to keep the EPC Teaching Elder jailed until at least the next hearing, scheduled for July 18. The date is 24 days after Turkey’s snap presidential elections, which...
