Epping Community Church
Epping Community Church is always pleased to welcome visitors. Visiting a church where you have never attended, or where it may have been years since you last visited, can be an intimidating experience. Particularly it can be intimidating when the word “religion” is attached. What will you find if you choose to visit us on any given Sunday morning?
You will find a warm and welcoming group of people who are pleased to have you present.
You will not be pressured or forced in any way to join, commit, or put your name on the dotted line regarding joining our church membership. We always welcome new members, but want individuals to join when they feel God leading them to be part of the spiritual life of our church.
Worship is held every Sunday morning at 9:00 am. The service will last from one hour to an hour and fifteen minutes.
Across the course of each month you will hear a variety of music. Epping Community Church is blessed with a wonderful choir, bell choir and Praise Band. Music will vary from traditional and classic choral to contemporary praise, blues, jazz and country gospel.
The pastor’s sermons are generally didactic and include dialogue. You are invited to encounter the Good News of the Gospel in a contemporary and faithful context to the Word of God.
We observe communion (the Lord’s Supper) on the first Sunday morning of each month. All followers of Christ are welcomed to the table.
Support of the church comes through voluntary contributions of those who attend our church.
We exist for one reason, to serve God. Our food pantry, coats of caring closet, and other programs are present not because of works, but because fruit is borne out of right relationship with God in Christ.
There is opportunity to gather in the fellowship hall following worship if you wish to mingle, get to know a few people better and enjoy a beverage and light snack.
There is a modified non-traditional Sunday School for children—classroom without walls and bible teaching unconfined. We teach a positive message of Good News to our children. We want them to know and learn early in life how to grow spiritually in the love of God as witnessed in the life of Christ. The fall session of Sunday School began in mid-September.
You are always welcome to Bible study on Thursday mornings at 9:00 am and to participate in our Thursday morning prayer group at 10:00 am.
We have Thursday Soup of the Day Café on Thursdays from 11:00 – 12:30 pm. A wonderful opportunity presents itself around a tasty luncheon on Thursdays. September through June there are generally two types of homemade soups available, salad, crackers, dessert and a beverage and plenty of fellowship around the table. During July and August when things are much warmer the ladies fix a variety of salads for lunch.
The Food Pantry is open on Thursdays and Saturdays from 9:00 to 11:00 am and is located at the Community Church on the corner of Pleasant and Main Streets. Serving family and individuals who find themselves in difficult circumstances, a variety of food items (perishable and non-perishable) are made available. Because there is such great need, we are joined in the effort by St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Hannaford’s, students and teachers of the Epping School system, the Boy Scouts, the U.S. Postal Service and an entire group of very dedicated individuals within our church and from the community. Suggested items for donation to the Food Pantry are: Cereal, Soup, Tuna, Mac & Cheese, Canned Veggies, Crackers, Juice, Pasta, Sauce, Canned Fruit, Toilet Paper, Shampoo, Bar Soap, Dish Liquid, Laundry Soap.
We generally hold a “Third Saturday Dinner” the third Saturday of each month. There will be dinners held on Saturday, January 21st and Saturday, February 18th and serving will be from 5 to 7 pm for $8.00, under 12 for $4.00. Our very popular Roast Turkey Dinner will be served. Included on the menu will be mashed potatoes, butternut squash, stuffing, green beans, gravy, cranberry sauce, cornbread and butter, homemade pies & beverage. You don’t need a reservation and all funds raised go toward our Building Program. Thank you for your patronage.
Friday Night Pizza night is open from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. A fundraiser for the building program, Friday Night Pizza offers a large pizza with the toppings of your desire for $8.00. You can eat it in or take it home. Calling ahead(679-5542) will allow you to pick up your pizza hot and ready for eating. The pizza dough is our own recipe and each pizza is hand tossed for your eating pleasure.
For more information about our church or church programs please call 679-5542, leave your name, contact number and a brief description of your interest. We will return a call as soon as possible.
Words from the Pastor of Epping Community Church, Rev. Dr. Wayne VanGundy
We make many promises and resolutions across the years of our lives. Particularly is this a tradition when we think of New Year's Eve and the year to come. As pastor of a wonderful congregation and privileged to serve our community, I wish to encourage each reader to look again at those things we have promised that involve caring, compassion, love, acceptance, forgiveness, healing, encouragement, and those vows of relationships that should be relied upon until "death do us part."
Blessings, Joy, and Peace!
St. Joseph Church
208 Pleasant Street (Rt 27)
Epping, NH 03042
Office 679-8805
February 7th - Knights of Columbus Blood Drive 2:00 to 7:00 pm.
February 22nd - Ash Wednesday Masses at 7:00 am and 7:00 pm.
If you have any questions, please call the Rectory Office 679-8805 or check our website at: http://stjosepheppingnh.com for information on upcoming events.
Epping Bible Baptist Church
We are a Bible-based church located at 243 Pleasant Street.
We have Sunday School for all ages from 9:30 -10:30 am.
Morning worship Service begins at 10:45 am.
We also have an informal evening service from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.
We offer a 3-year College Bible Course that takes place on Monday nights at the church beginning at 6:30 pm. You can find out more information about this amazing Bible Institute at www.faithbibleinstitute.com
Wednesday nights we have prayer meeting at the parsonage that starts at 7:00 pm.
Thursday nights we offer a small group gathering for young adults located at The Porch (the old Leddy Center on Main Street) starting at 6:00 pm.
Friday night would be a great date night for you parents of kids ages 3 to grade 6. We offer a program called AWANA starting at 7:00 pm at the church. This program includes age-appropriate games, Bible memorization and a Bible story time promoting positive behavior. It ends at 8:30 pm.
Our Food Pantry is open every second and third Friday of the month from 1:00 to 2:30 pm.
Saturdays we hold a teen youth group at The Porch for grades 6-12 starting at 7:00 pm.
Our goal is to serve our community and surrounding communities in any way we can by showing the love of Christ. Please feel free to contact us at any time if we can be of assistance to you: pastorron@eppingbible.org
We have all our services online for your viewing. www.eppingbible.org. Also, our Sunday morning services are aired on ETV – channel 22.
