by EPC Admin | Jun 2, 2020 | Denominational News, Events, Social Issues, Uncategorized
In response to the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and subsequent protests nationwide against police brutality, the EPC has issued a Call to Lament, Prayer, and Fasting for Monday, June 8. “I am profoundly grieved by the tragic events unfolding...
by EPC Admin | May 29, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Second in a series. George Robertson, Senior Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tenn.., and Rufus Smith, Senior Pastor of Hope Church in Cordova, Tenn., contributed their voices to “Memphis Faith Leaders Stand Together,” a one-minute video on...
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...
by EPC Admin | Apr 30, 2020 | Chaplains, Ministers, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
EPC Chaplain Endorser Mark Ingles has washed his home in Colorado Springs, Colo., in blue light to honor first responders during the COVID-19 crisis. Ingles is a Teaching Elder in the Presbytery of the West and a retired U.S. Air Force Chaplain. “It’s simply a show of...
by EPC Admin | Apr 14, 2020 | Denominational News, General Assembly Meeting, Social Issues, Uncategorized
A called meeting of the General Assembly is scheduled for May 1 at 4:00 p.m. EST to approve a motion to reschedule the 40th General Assembly from June 23-26, 2020, to September 17-18, 2020. The called meeting will be conducted as a video conference. Hope Presbyterian...
by EPC Admin | Apr 10, 2020 | Church News, Ministers, Ministries, Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
As the human and economic toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic mounts, EPC churches in some of the hardest-hit areas of the United States have witnessed the death of parishioners in quarantine among other unprecedented challenges as they continue to minister...
