by EPC Admin | Sep 2, 2020 | Denominational News, General Assembly Meeting, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
Part 2 of 2 Dean Weaver, Teaching Elder in the Presbytery of the Alleghenies, is the Stated Clerk Search Committee’s nominee to succeed Jeff Jeremiah as EPC Stated Clerk. He will be presented at the EPC’s 40th General Assembly for confirmation. Weaver serves as Lead...
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 | Aug 14, 2020 | Denominational News, Events, Ministers, Pastors, People, Resources, Social Issues, Uncategorized
On August 12, a panel of EPC Teaching Elders and Ruling Elders presented part two of a three-part online forum on a proper biblical response to race and justice, “Specific Ministry Practices in Racial Justice and Mercy: Sessions, Staff, Congregation.” The recording of...
by EPC Admin | Aug 12, 2020 | Ministers, Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
In a Father’s Day feature in June, the Memphis, Tenn., Tri-State Defender honored the life and influence of Tim Russell and Fred L. Davis, two leading voices in the area’s African American community. Russell served as Assistant Pastor for Middle Adults at Second...
by EPC Admin | Aug 7, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season—which runs from June 1 to November 30—is the first on record in which nine tropical storms formed before August 1. Two of those storms have affected EPC churches. On July 25, Hurricane Hanna made landfall in south Texas as a category...
by EPC Admin | Aug 4, 2020 | Denominational News, Events, Ministers, Pastors, People, Resources, Social Issues, Uncategorized
The second in series of three video conference presentations on racial justice and mercy ministries is scheduled for Wednesday, August 12, at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern). The discussion will address the topic, “Specific Ministry Practices in Racial Justice and Mercy:...