by EPC Admin | Jul 15, 2020 | Social Issues, The Jeremiah Journal, Uncategorized
In a 7-2 decision on July 8, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that churches and religious organizations can make employment decisions based on their convictions. The ruling clarified application of the “ministerial exception” doctrine to employment disputes. The...
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 19, 2020 | Denominational News, Social Issues, The Jeremiah Journal, Uncategorized
In the June 2020 edition of The Jeremiah Journal, EPC Stated Clerk Jeff Jeremiah discusses the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling on June 15 that the language of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act applies to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and...
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...
