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Have You Seen The Praise Team Facebook Page?

The Epworth Praise Team Facebook Page contains links to songs being sung on future Sundays. Click on the picture to the left to visit the page!

Scripture Readers Needed

We’re always looking for folks who are willing to read the Gospel lessons at our services. (especially for our 8:00 a.m. service). If anyone is interested, please contact Doug Yetter at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Mission Opportunity

October 22 through 29, 2011

Join the Peninsula-Delaware conference on a mission trip to El Ayundante, Nicaragua on October 22-29. This location is a Family Enrichment Center. Space is limited to first 15 people. More information available on El Ayudante website. www.nicamissions.com . If you are interested in joining this team please contact Karin Tunnell at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to vie...

You can make a difference!

We are looking for several persons who would be interested in being Epworth's Lend-a-Hand representatives starting in January 2011.

What is Lend-a-Hand ? It is a group of persons sponsored by the Association of Churches, of which Epworth is an active part, that works with families with significant needs to help them connect with the resources they need to meet their challenges. It is not a "hand out"; it is a "hand up", working to help people thriv...

Opportunity to Volunteer in Prison Ministry

The Social Justice Pathway believes one of the ways we can fulfill our mission statement in seeking to be a prophetic Christian voice that will educate, edify and engage the Epworth congregation and the surrounding communities on issues of justice grounded by the Social Principals of the United Methodist Church , is by extending our hand in love to those individuals incarcerated in correctional institutions in our area. When the righteous asked Jesus... Read more...

Wednesday Night Dinners @ Hobo’s

Wednesday Evenings

Hobo's Restaurant is thrilled to be hosting Epworth’s Church Members Wednesday Night dinners at 56 Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth. Hobo's will donate 10 percent of all member dinners to Epworth Church.

Call 226-2226 for reservations

Do You Know?

Are you aware that Epworth United Methodist Church owns a cemetery on Henlopen Avenue in Rehoboth Beach and grave sites are available for purchase?

The price is $750.00, permitting one casket and one cremation urn or four cremation urns, with a portion of this cost being placed in an endowment fund to pay for the perpetual care of the cemetery. Please contact Jay Stevenson, Cemetery Caretaker, at 302-448-1686 for additional information.

Epworth UM Church Welcomes Deaf Community

The 9:30 am Contemporary Praise! Worship Service now offers an American Sign Language interpreter each Sunday. Epworth is committed through their new deaf ministry to develop programs which will meet the needs of the deaf community's growing population in the beach corridor.

For additional information, please contact Carol Stevens, Program Coordinator @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Ep...

Social Justice Fact

Timbuktu is a real place. It is located in the impoverished country of Mali in northwestern Africa. The average worker earns $1,500 a year or less and lives to be 45 years of age. Too many young girls are taken as child brides then discarded with their children as being damaged and having no value. Thankfully the SIS (Sisters in Service), a global ministry group engaging in women's and children's ministries, is there to offer hope and support... Read more...

Volunteers Needed

A Missions Committee is being formed to plan and execute bi-monthly dinners/fellowship as part of our efforts to include the community at large and to raise funds for the various outreach programs. Please contact Larry Zeigler @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 226-1492 OR Stephanie Manos @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Read more...

Boys and Girls Club is looking for Donations

The Boys & Girls Club is looking for the following Board Games & game room equipment for their upcoming Summer Camp. Trouble (2), Candyland (1), Clue (2), Uno (4), Life (2), SkipBo (5), Sorry (2), Scrabble (2), Monopoly (2). For a more complete list of other items needed, please call Mary in the church office at 227-7743 ext. 102 or email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Read more...

News Journal Article Feature Epworth's Clowning Ministry

News Journal reporter Gary Soulsman wrote a wonderful article featuring Epworth's Clowning Ministry. Click here to see the article!

Brainstorming to Reduce Debt

Creative Ideas Welcome

Our Stewardship Committee needs your help to think creatively, brainstorm, and generally be thinking of ways to help reduce our building debt. During this time when people are struggling financially, Epworth is also. One way we might help is if we all could think of something relatively small to sacrifice and add to our giving.

So keep your minds open to new possibilities or older ones, of which we need to be reminded. Whe... Read more...

Bryan Stevenson Event Video Now Available

On Sunday, January 25th at 6:30 pm, Epworth UM Church hosted a presentation by Bryan Stevenson, director of the Equal Justice Initiative, Montgomery, Alabama, which is a private, nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system.

EJI ( www.ejji.org ) litigates on behalf of condemned prisoners, juvenile offenders, people wrongly convicted an...

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Upcoming Events

IHOP Special Fundraiser

Here's an easy way to donate to Epworth

IHOP will donate 10% of all receipts received from Epworth community members. After dining at IHOP; (breakfast, lunch or dinner), save your receipts and drop them off at the church office. Monday and Thurs...

Scripture Readings

Scripture for Sunday, January 22

Gospel Lesson Mark 1: 14-20

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news."

As Je...

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Healthy Church Survey

A Healthy Church Survey of Missions in our Local Churches was completed by our Church leadership in response to a request from the Annual Conference which wants to connect local churches more effectively in their outreach and mission. In completing this survey, we were blessed by the scope of Epworth’s outreach and wanted to share it with you. THANK YOU for helping us be the hands and heart of Christ in our community and around the world!

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