by EPC Admin | Mar 25, 2019 | Church News, Denominational News, Emergency Relief, Global Movement, Ministers, Pastors, People, The Jeremiah Journal, Uncategorized
In the March 2019 edition of the Jeremiah Journal, Assistant Stated Clerk Jerry Iamurri and Juan Rivera, Pastor of Iglesia Presbiteriana Westminster in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, describe how some of the donations to the EPC’s Hurricane Maria Emergency Relief Fund...
by EPC Admin | Mar 5, 2019 | Church News, Emergency Relief, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
First Presbyterian Church of Opelika, Ala., escaped damage during the March 3 tornado outbreak that devastated portions of southern Alabama. As of March 5, 23 people had lost their lives in Beauregard, a rural community about 10 miles south of Opelika. “No one in our...
by EPC Admin | Oct 15, 2018 | Emergency Relief, Uncategorized
The EPC has launched an emergency relief fund to help relieve suffering caused by Hurricane Michael in the southeastern United States—particularly the Florida panhandle. Donations to the fund will be sent to EPC churches in areas affected by the storm for identified...
by EPC Admin | Sep 20, 2018 | Church News, Emergency Relief, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
As flooding from Hurricane Florence continues to affect the Carolinas, pastors of EPC churches in the Presbytery of the Mid-Atlantic continue to assess storm damage and prepare for further flooding from rain-swollen rivers. At least 37 deaths in three states have been...
by EPC Admin | Sep 13, 2018 | Emergency Relief, Uncategorized
The EPC has launched an emergency relief fund in anticipation of Hurricane Florence’s potentially devastating impact on North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and beyond. Donations to the fund will be sent to EPC churches in areas affected by the storm. “I’ve seen...
by EPC Admin | Aug 1, 2018 | Denominational News, Emergency Relief, Uncategorized
In response to the Carr wildfire in and around Redding, Calif., the EPC has launched an emergency relief fund to help with recovery efforts. As of August 1, the fire had resulted in six deaths—including two firefighters—and has destroyed more than 1,000 homes and 180...
