by EPC Admin | Jul 14, 2020 | Church News, Church Planting, Ministers, Pastors, People, Small Church, Uncategorized
What’s in a name? For many, a story. Which is why four young EPC congregations, unbeknownst to one another, all ended up calling their churches “The Table.” Little Rock, Arkansas Michael Gallup, pastor of The Table in Little Rock, Ark., said that he had no idea there...
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 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 8, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Small Church, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Third in a series. As the country slowly reopens following a three-month onslaught of the COVID-19 virus, EPC congregations are cautiously resuming corporate worship and other on-campus activities. Middle Smithfield Evangelical Presbyterian Church in East Stroudsburg,...
by EPC Admin | May 28, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Small Church, Social Issues, Uncategorized
First in a series. As debate rages about opening up the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, EPC congregations across the U.S. are weighing options on how and when to resume regular worship services and other activities. Some churches have already started holding...