by EPC Admin | Aug 20, 2020 | Church News, Emergency Relief, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
A wildfire sparked by lightning in northern California has destroyed the property of a Ruling Elder of Covenant Community Church in Vacaville, Calif. “It has been a very long few days for the residents of Vacaville and surrounding areas,” Julia Leeth, pastor of...
by EPC Admin | May 26, 2020 | Church News, Emergency Relief, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized, Women In Ministry, World Outreach
Hamtramck, Mich., is an area that was hit hard by COVID-19. About five miles from downtown Detroit, 42 percent of Hamtramck’s 22,000 residents are foreign-born—giving Hamtramck the largest percentage of immigrants in the state and a longtime focus of EPC World...
by EPC Admin | May 15, 2020 | Denominational News, Emergency Relief, The Jeremiah Journal, Uncategorized
In the May 2020 edition of The Jeremiah Journal, EPC Stated Clerk Jeff Jeremiah offers encouragement during the coronavirus pandemic. He also describes some ways the Office of the General Assembly is serving and resourcing EPC churches and pastors during the COVID-19...
by EPC Admin | Apr 19, 2020 | Church News, Emergency Relief, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
One week after a series of tornados raked the southeastern United States, EPC churches are helping members of their churches and communities affected by the storms. Michael Allen, Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Laurel, Miss., said several members of the...
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 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...