by EPC Admin | Jul 1, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Pastors, Social Issues, Uncategorized
First Presbyterian Church of Orlando (FPCO), hoping to ease some of the pain of COVID-19′s economic devastation, has made a historic donation of more than $500,000 to non-profit agencies in Central Florida, individual families, and worldwide mission efforts. The...
by EPC Admin | Jun 24, 2020 | Church Administration, Church News, Denominational News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Resources, Small Church, Social Issues, Uncategorized
As churches began to suspend in-person worship services this spring as the coronavirus pandemic took hold, 32 EPC churches inaugurated an online giving option provided by the Office of the General Assembly. As of June 24, parishioners have made 381 donations through...
by EPC Admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Events, Leadership Development, Ministers, Pastors, People, Resources, Small Church, Uncategorized
In May and June, the EPC Smaller Church Network presented a four-part series of webinars, “The Ordinary Church in Extraordinary Times.” Each week’s presentation focused on a key challenge that leaders of smaller churches faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how...
by EPC Admin | Jun 17, 2020 | Church News, Denominational News, Events, Ministers, Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
In response to the EPC’s call to observe June 8 as a Day of Lament, Fasting, and Prayer, several EPC churches in Memphis, Tenn., gathered for a public service of lament followed by a prayer walk through the adjoining area on June 10. Tim Johnson, Lead Pastor of The...
by EPC Admin | Jun 15, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Small Church, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Fourth in a series As protests and more violent demonstrations continue across the U.S.—potentially hindering economic and social recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic—a nation desperately in need of spiritual direction is seeing churches slowly reopen their doors to...
by EPC Admin | Jun 11, 2020 | Denominational News, Events, Ministers, Pastors, People, Resources, Social Issues, Uncategorized
On June 10, a diverse panel of EPC Teaching Elders and other leaders presented a 60-minute webinar, “Leading EPC Sessions and Congregations in Issues of Race and Justice: An Online Seminar on These Times and a Biblical Response.” The recording of the presentation is...
