by EPC Admin | Nov 29, 2018 | Denominational News, Resources, Uncategorized
The Gratitude Gift, the EPC’s annual denomination-wide Christmas offering, supports the Gratitude Gift Fund. Donations to the offering provide financial assistance to retired EPC pastors and missionaries who need help to pay their out-of-pocket medical expenses. The...
by EPC Admin | Nov 27, 2018 | Denominational News, Resources, Uncategorized
To better serve churches and individuals who donate online, the EPC has launched an updated and expanded online giving system. The upgrade provides a variety of features, including a simplified interface, text-to-give for users who donate via mobile devices, and the...
by EPC Admin | Nov 13, 2018 | Church Planting, Resources, Uncategorized
The 2018 EPC Thanksgiving Offering has been designated for church planting efforts in under-resourced areas. The EPC has 42 active current church plants, only seven of which are currently targeting these types of neighborhoods. “Only one in six of our active church...
by EPC Admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Church Administration, Events, Leadership Development, Resources, Uncategorized
At the first of two EPC Executive Pastor/Church Administrator Roundtable workshops held this fall, veteran church communicator Mark MacDonald discussed the importance of strategic, intentional communications to a local church’s efforts in effectively reaching its...
by EPC Admin | Oct 1, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Ministers, Pastors, People, Resources, Uncategorized
by William P. (Bill) Campbell It was July 18, 2018. I sat in the cavernous Aliağa courtroom in Western Turkey, watching Andrew Brunson boldly testify to the gospel of salvation and forgive the Turkish officials for persecuting him without cause. It was a message that...
by EPC Admin | Sep 28, 2018 | Andrew Brunson, Denominational News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Resources, Uncategorized
The trial of Andrew Brunson, EPC Teaching Elder imprisoned in Turkey since October 2016, resumes on Friday, October 12. In an effort to stand with and pray for the Brunson family, the EPC is issuing a Call to Prayer and Fasting for the week of October 8. “Recent...
