by EPC Admin | Feb 15, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
by Jeff Jeremiah EPC Stated Clerk Your continued, fervent prayers for our brother in Christ, EPC Teaching Elder Andrew Brunson, are most appreciated and much needed. February has been very difficult for him. On February 7 (the day marking his 16th month in captivity),...
by EPC Admin | Jan 19, 2018 | Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
Dr. James Frazier “Jim” Van Dyke, Moderator of the 1983 General Assembly, died January 17 in his longtime home of Rome, Ga. He was 89. He was involved in the founding of the EPC and in 1992 was named one of five “Fathers of the Church.” A native of Jewel Ridge, Va.,...
by EPC Admin | Dec 14, 2017 | Church News, Pastors, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Lead Homelessness, a national initiative formed to fight the causes and effects of homelessness in the United States, has named David Swanson, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Orlando, one of the “11 Most Important Leaders Needed to Solve Homelessness in...
by EPC Admin | Nov 15, 2017 | Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
Jacqueline Furnari, daughter of Andrew Brunson, shared an emotional plea for the United States to continue efforts to secure the release of her father. She spoke to the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, on...
by EPC Admin | Nov 13, 2017 | Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
Jacqueline Furnari, daughter of Andrew Brunson, will address the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCU) on Wednesday, November 15, in a hearing entitled “Prisoners of the Purge: The Victims of Turkey’s Failing Rule of Law.” The CSCU also is known...
by EPC Admin | Nov 7, 2017 | Church Planting, Denominational News, Events, Leadership Development, Ministers, Pastors, People, Uncategorized
As one of the EPC’s four strategic initiatives, church planting is a priority in the EPC. A significant aspect of supporting church planting is supporting and ministering to church planters. A key strategy in supporting EPC church planters is the annual Church...
