by EPC Admin | Sep 29, 2017 | Church News, Emergency Relief, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
As of September 28, a total of $343,072.19 has been contributed to the EPC’s Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma emergency relief funds. “The ‘above and beyond’ giving of our churches and members has been amazing,” said Jeff Jeremiah, EPC Stated Clerk. “I’m so...
by EPC Admin | Sep 22, 2017 | Emergency Relief, Uncategorized
In response to Hurricane Maria’s devastating impact on Puerto Rico, the EPC has launched an emergency relief fund to help with recovery efforts. The EPC’s Presbytery of Florida and the Caribbean has three churches in Puerto Rico. “Here we go again, following...
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 8, 2017 | Emergency Relief, Uncategorized
In anticipation of Hurricane Irma’s potentially devastating impact on Florida and the Southeast, as well as in response to the storm’s havoc in the Caribbean, the EPC has launched an emergency relief fund to help with recovery efforts. “This hurricane is the most...
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 5, 2017 | Denominational News, Emergency Relief, Uncategorized
As of September 5, more than $66,000 has been donated to the EPC’s Hurricane Harvey emergency relief fund as the denomination’s churches in southeast Texas continue to minister during the cleanup effort. In many cases, the relief and recovery extends to their own...