by EPC Admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Global Movement, Ministers, People, Social Issues, The Jeremiah Journal, Uncategorized
In the February edition of The Jeremiah Journal, EPC Stated Clerk Jeff Jeremiah talks about Andrew Brunson, EPC teaching elder detained in Turkey since last October, and efforts undertaken to gain his release. [youtube...
by EPC Admin | Jan 20, 2017 | Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
David Swanson, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Orlando, Fla., will be among 26 faith leaders from across the country taking part in the National Prayer Service on January 21 at 10 a.m. at the Washington National Cathedral. Swanson said he is praying “that God...
by EPC Admin | Jan 13, 2017 | People, Uncategorized
Leigh Swanson, who serves on the EPC’s National Leadership Team, has been named Vice President of Community Relations for Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) in Orlando. She will be responsible for connecting with alumni, donors, and churches to help maximize the...
by EPC Admin | Jan 5, 2017 | Ministers, Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
by Jeff Jeremiah EPC Stated Clerk One of the memorable moments at the 2016 General Assembly was First Presbyterian Church of Orlando (Fla.) lead pastor David Swanson’s report on the June 11 murder of Christina Grimmie and the June 12 Pulse nightclub shooting in...
by EPC Admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Andrew Brunson has been charged in Turkey with membership in an armed terrorist organization and sent to prison by the officiating judge. Brunson, an EPC teaching elder and member of the Presbytery of the Mid-Atlantic, had been held without charge in a detention...
by EPC Admin | Dec 8, 2016 | Chaplains, Ministers, People, Uncategorized
Darryl E. “Bud” Sparling, Moderator of the 21st General Assembly, died on December 4 in Denver, Colo. He was 79. In addition to serving as Moderator in 2001, Sparling was a former member of the Permanent Judicial Commission and the Chaplains Work and Care Committee....