by EPC Admin | Mar 24, 2020 | Chaplains, Ministers, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Matthew Sullivan, an EPC Chaplain for a Christian school in Nashville, Tenn., is requesting prayer as more than 40 members of the school community have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) following a school fundraising event held earlier in March. Sullivan, 52,...
by EPC Admin | Mar 21, 2020 | Church News, Emergency Relief, Ministers, Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Having an entire state on mandatory lockdown as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents unique challenges for state and local government, businesses, and 40 million residents of California. For pastors and churches accustomed to gathering in groups...
by EPC Admin | Mar 13, 2020 | Denominational News, EPC Benefits, EPC Medical Plan, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Following White House guidance, EPC Benefit Resources, Inc. (BRI) has made arrangements with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield to waive the normal co-pay costs for coronavirus (COVID-19) lab tests when prescribed by a physician. The co-pay waiver applies to participants...
by EPC Admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Denominational News, Resources, Social Issues, Uncategorized
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread in North America, EPC Stated Clerk Clerk Jeff Jeremiah said churches should avail themselves to the most current information and monitor how local authorities are dealing with the unfolding situation. “I am grateful...
by EPC Admin | Mar 6, 2020 | Church News, Social Issues, Uncategorized
by Larry Hackman Executive Pastor, Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church Gig Harbor, Washington In AD 251, a plague struck the Roman Empire. We now believe it was measles, but then it was a devastating, mysterious illness that seemingly struck at random and ravaged the...
by EPC Admin | Dec 23, 2019 | Church News, Ministers, Ministries, Pastors, People, Social Issues, Uncategorized
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrUc0wEbBTw] A group of churches in Delaware County, Pa., recently joined forces to provide an extraordinary Christmas gift for their neighbors. Together they raised more than $21,000, and working in partnership with the...
