by EPC Admin | Apr 16, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
Following more than 10 hours of testimony on April 16, EPC Teaching Elder Andrew Brunson was returned to prison as the judge delayed further hearings until May 7. “I am very disappointed that Andrew was not released today,” said EPC Stated Clerk Jeff Jeremiah. “I just...
by EPC Admin | Apr 16, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
Speaking at the beginning of his trial on April 16, EPC Teaching Elder Andrew Brunson denied accusations that he aided terror groups or spied against Turkey. The trial convened at 9:00 a.m. local time (2:00 a.m. EDT) in Aliaga, Turkey. Aliaga is about 40 miles north...
by EPC Admin | Apr 9, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Denominational News, Pastors, People, Resources, Uncategorized
On April 16, 2018, EPC Teaching Elder Andrew Brunson will go on trial in Izmir, Turkey. If convicted of the charges in the 62-page indictment filed by the prosecutor, Andrew could be sentenced to 35 years in prison. The indictment charges Brunson with helping...
by EPC Admin | Mar 28, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced on March 28 that he met with imprisoned EPC Teaching Elder Andrew Brunson on Monday, March 26, at Buca Prison in Ismir, Turkey. Brunson has been held since October 7, 2016, on terrorism-related charges. Tillis issued the...
by EPC Admin | Mar 21, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
A court in Turkey has accepted a 62-page indictment against EPC Teaching Elder Andrew Brunson on terrorism-related charges. Prosecutors are asking for a 35-year prison sentence. His trial is scheduled to begin April 16. In a statement, Cece Heil of the American Center...
by EPC Admin | Mar 16, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
Jacqueline Furnari, daughter of Andrew and Norine Brunson, told members of the United Nations Human Rights Council that Turkey “should not get away with holding my father one more day” and pleaded with the U.N. to work to get her father released and returned to the...
