Science suggests that most adults need about 9–12 hours of meaningful time with other people each week to support good mental health and reduce loneliness. Church can be a joyful part of that rhythm.

At Emmanuel, one hour of worship and one hour of relaxed “coffee time” afterward offer a weekly dose of music, prayer, conversation, and friendly faces.

Join us for worship and fellowship and start your week in an upbeat, encouraging way!

Congregants sign up to bring treats and tasty foods to share.
There is always a pot of coffee ready.

EPC has regularly scheduled cookouts and potlucks that call the community together to connect, visit, and enjoy life in the beloved community. The men of EPC meet for lunch once a month, and we have several outings throughout the year for all. 

Keep an eye on the calendar or simply send an email or call the church to get details on special services and events.

Come for worship and stay for fellowship: we would love to get to know you and for you to get to know us!

The power of community to create health and happiness in individual lives is so great and yet so simple…just show up and be yourself, knowing God loves you.

This is our hope – that you find a place at EPC where you can simply be yourself and see God’s love reflected in the folks you meet here, to equip you to be a strong, loving force in your everyday world. We are all God’s children, growing and learning every day of our lives. 

EPC is shaped from year to year by the seasons of the church and the lives of the people who gather here. We follow the traditional church calendar, marking holy seasons with special services and practices that help both our community and each person grow in faith. Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, Eastertide, and Pentecost are our major holy seasons. We also celebrate the gift of all creation with a yearly Blessing of the Animals.

In the life of our community, you may find house blessings, weddings, vow renewals, cookouts with storytelling, and musical events. Keep an eye on the church calendar, or simply call or email the church office, to learn what is happening. We would love to have you join us.

People who study human behavior tell us that gentle rhythms shape us more deeply than one-time events. Our church calendar is one of those rhythms. It is like a trellis that supports living things as they grow. The seasons of the church help us practice what we will need in real life.

In Advent we practice waiting, so that when real waiting arrives we do not panic. We can breathe and trust that, even in what is difficult and new, something good may be unfolding.

At Christmas we practice welcome, so that when a new beginning comes we are more ready to receive it instead of resisting it.

During Epiphany we practice attention, so that we can notice God’s quiet hints on an ordinary Wednesday afternoon, in sunlight, in a neighbor’s voice, or in a bird’s song.

In Lent we practice honest self-examination, so that confession is not a crisis but a habit. We learn to look at ourselves with truth while being held in love, and shame does not shut us down.

In Holy Week we walk through grief with Jesus, so that our own losses are not carried alone.

At Easter we practice joy, so that celebration feels natural and not awkward.

At Pentecost we practice courage and openness, trusting that God can guide us through the strange and the new, and give us strength when needs are urgent.

During Ordinary Time we practice steadiness, so that love lasts longer than our moods. We simply show up, even when there is no big holy day, and we remember that Jesus did much of his ministry in ordinary moments, walking from town to town with his friends.

All of this is for us, to strengthen us. The church does not keep these seasons to impress God. God gives these seasons as a gift, to form us for life.