EPC Winter/Spring 2025
We are excited to offer the following classes this Winter/Spring during our Nurturing Faith Hour at 11:15 am and also via Zoom. Please see Friday newsletter or contact the front office for the Zoom link. These classes will be based on the following books:
March 9 – April 13
Lent in Plain Sight by Jill J. Duffield from
April 27 – May 18:
Always a Guest by Barbara Brown Taylor from
100 Envelope Fundraiser for Youth
Sunday, February 16- March 9th
This year, the youth will do an envelope fundraiser to help us get to Montreat this summer. Starting Feb. 16th, there will be a board with 100 envelopes numbered 1-100. Please pick as many as you would like. You will place the dollar amount of the number on the outside of the envelope into the envelope and place it on the offering plate. If all 100 envelopes are claimed, we can raise $5050. This will cover the cost of our housing and other expenses. Thank you for supporting our children and youth!
BUILDing Community During Lent
We had wonderful discussions last Sunday at BUILD! We discussed things that annoy us and how to turn those annoyances around to be blessings. For example, the next time someone pulls out in front of you in traffic, instead of being annoyed, be thankful that you have reliable transportation! A life of gratitude can bring us closer to God.
We also discussed that in the early church, Lenten practices were centered around building up and helping your community rather than an individual act of giving something up. During Lent this year, we should be asking, “What can bring us closer to Christ?” We hope your answer is helping your neighbors! Think about volunteering with a community group or even checking in on those neighbors around you. During BUILD, our mission project was creating over 80 Blessing Bags to give out to our neighbors in need. We hope you will continue this practice of helping others, not only during this Lenten season but beyond.
Goal Rally
Thursday, March 13, from 6:30pm-8:30pm
The GOAL (Greenville Organized for Accountable Leadership) Rally for Justice will be held Thursday, March 13, from 6:30pm-8:30pm, at the Valley Brook Outreach Baptist Church (8323 Augusta Rd, Pelzer, SC). EPC members and visitors are invited to attend to learn about the issues and proposed solutions that will be brought before the public officials attending the Nehemiah Action gathering on April 10. Please let Brenda Smith, Scott Carlson, or Shirley Nease know if you plan to attend. If you would like to carpool to the rally, meet in the EPC parking lot by 5:30 pm. We will try to find a spot to sit together at the Rally. Wear your Eastminster t-shirt if you have one!
…what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” ( Micah 6:8).
Hygiene Drive
EPC 2025 Stewardship
Eastminster is an active church of various ages. We hope you’ll find a place among us. Want to see a glimpse of what we’re like? Check out some photos here to get a sense of who we are – not just a building but a group dedicated to caring for one another and for others.
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