by EPC Admin | Sep 21, 2017 | Church News, Emergency Relief, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
EPC churches in Texas and Florida continue to both recover and minister in their communities following hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Eddie Spencer, pastor of New Hope Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers, Fla., said Irma brought heavy winds and flooding rains to southwest...
by EPC Admin | Sep 19, 2017 | Church News, Uncategorized, URGENT
As Hurricane Maria bears down on Puerto Rico as a major category 5 storm, leaders of EPC churches on the island are requesting prayer. “The entire island will be impacted and major damage is expected,” Alfredo Aponte, ruling elder for Iglesia Presbiteriana Westminster...
by EPC Admin | Sep 15, 2017 | Church News, General Assembly Meeting, Pastors, Uncategorized
Closer to God Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Kearny, N.J., is the recipient of the 2017 Bartlett L. Hess Award for church revitalization. The award was announced at the 37th General Assembly in June at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church in Sacramento, Calif. “This...
by EPC Admin | Sep 7, 2017 | Church News, Emergency Relief, Uncategorized
Juan Rivera, pastor of Iglesia Presbiteria Westminster in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, reported on September 7 that the EPC’s three churches on the island emerged from Hurricane Irma in good condition. “Thanks be to God!” he said. “We are doing very well;...
by EPC Admin | Sep 1, 2017 | Church News, Emergency Relief, Presbytery News, Uncategorized
Amidst the devastation in southeast Texas caused by Hurricane Harvey, a number of EPC congregations in the region have been affected. On August 31, the Presbytery of the Gulf South hosted leaders of Houston-area EPC churches via conference call to assess damage from...
by EPC Admin | Aug 23, 2017 | Church News, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
Written by Brandon O’Connor/The Vicksburg Post Photos by Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post Reprinted by permission The Hand Pointing to Heaven is once again in its rightful place atop the steeple of First Presbyterian Church in Port Gibson, Miss. The 10-feet...
