by EPC Admin | Apr 2, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Churches in Roanoke, Va., are showing their support for our healthcare workers in the most vocal way they know how—ringing bells. The local effort to bless and affirm medical professionals began with Carilion Clinic, a non-profit health care organization based in...
by EPC Admin | Apr 1, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Small Church, Social Issues, Uncategorized
While the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has dramatically impacted businesses, state and local governments, the healthcare industry, and the daily lives of all Americans, EPC churches are meeting the challenge of ministering to their congregations and communities in...
by EPC Admin | Mar 31, 2020 | Church News, Denominational News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Dear EPC family, It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the death late Monday night (March 30) of TE Tim Russell. He had been hospitalized with COVID-19 for about two weeks. He served as Assistant Pastor for Middle Adults at Second Presbyterian Church in...
by EPC Admin | Mar 30, 2020 | Church News, Denominational News, Emergency Relief, Ministers, Pastors, Resources, Small Church, Social Issues, Uncategorized
On March 27, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The legislation provides many benefits to individuals and churches. The purpose of this article is to provide information solely about how EPC churches may apply...
by EPC Admin | Mar 23, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
On a normal Sunday morning, David Swanson will shake hundreds of hands. On an abnormal Thursday afternoon, there were only 20 hands in the building. No ushers, no bulletins, no offering plates, no choir, and no congregation. Swanson took the stage, and all he saw was...
by EPC Admin | Mar 21, 2020 | Church News, Emergency Relief, Ministers, Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Having an entire state on mandatory lockdown as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents unique challenges for state and local government, businesses, and 40 million residents of California. For pastors and churches accustomed to gathering in groups...
