Non-Essentials in the EPC

For the next several Wednesdays, we’ll be going through the Essentials of Our Faith one by one. This week was an orientation to the various doctrinal statements we use and how they relate to one another. One topic that came up was charismatic expression, or the use of gifts like tongues and prophecy. This is not a part of the life of our local congregation, but the EPC leaves room for those who are convicted that these practices are biblical. That’s something that often surprises people new to the EPC, so I wanted to go ahead and give you this link to the EPC’s Position Paper on the Holy Spirit. This is a helpful document that sets very careful guardrails on which views we allow and which we don’t.

We also discussed the issue of women’s ordination, and of course, we have a position paper on that as well. You can find it here.

Updates

The Lord’s Supper will be served this Lord’s Day. Be sure to prepare your hearts.
The Easter schedule is on the bulletin. If you remember from last year, we made some cards to help you invites your friends and neighbors. Those cards will be available again, so be sure to pick some up and spread the word!

Your friend in Christ,
Reid