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 | Aug 15, 2017 | General Assembly Meeting, Presbytery News, Uncategorized
Commissioners to the 37th General Assembly approved four amendments to the EPC Book of Government. These amendments address the following topics: Specifying terms of service for an out-of-bounds call. Expanding areas of authority that may be given to a presbytery’s...
by EPC Admin | Aug 9, 2017 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Denominational News, General Assembly Meeting, Global Movement, Leadership Development, Uncategorized
Commissioners to the EPC’s 37th General Assembly approved a variety of business items, including funding the four strategic initiatives from the EPC operating budget, adopting the Preliminary Position Paper on Human Sexuality as the Position Paper on Human Sexuality,...
by EPC Admin | Aug 9, 2017 | Denominational News, General Assembly Meeting, Leadership Development, Uncategorized
In its report to the 37th General Assembly, the Interim Committee on Ministerial Education (ICME) presented details of the Mentored Apprenticeship Program (MAP). The program involves the eight ministry based courses now required for ordination in the EPC, and is...
by EPC Admin | Jul 28, 2017 | General Assembly Meeting, Uncategorized
Video recordings of the 37th General Assembly worship service sermons and Leadership Institute plenary sessions are now available on the EPC website at www.epc.org/ga2017recordings. The videos also are available on the EPC’s YouTube channel at...
by EPC Admin | Jul 5, 2017 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Denominational News, General Assembly Meeting, Global Movement, Leadership Development, Uncategorized
by Jeff Jeremiah EPC Stated Clerk On April 24, the National Leadership Team (NLT) reported to you the following recommendation: The administration and strategic initiatives of the General Assembly ought to be supported by the giving of EPC churches. The expected...
